I know the dog days of the summernHave you ten-to-one out-numberednSeems like everybody up and left and they're not coming backnThe shadow that you're standing on's still here sometimes that's all that you can asknAnd your heart's still beatingnnYou're not the fastest draw in town nownHow many times you been shot down now?nSeems like everybody else could see the things you never didnBut if you could yourself you'd probably never have made it through the things you didnWith your heart still beatingnnI know the dog days of the summer Have you ten-to-one out-numberednIt seems like everybody else saw trouble sneaking up behindnLeft you half dead in the street but that just means you're half alivenAnd your heart's still beating