You ever had a day like I had today,
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when things are stacked up bad?
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You look around and every face you see
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seems guaranteed to send you mad.
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And you peer into those hallowed institutions.
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And they bark at you from every side.
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But the bite goes wide.
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I see them running with their tails hanging low
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like dogs in the midwinter.
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The prophets and the wise men and the hard politicos
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are all dogs in the midwinter.
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Let the breath from the mountain still the pain,
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clear water from the fountain run sweeter than the rain.
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Dogs in the midwinter.
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The boss man and the tax man and the moneylenders growl...
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like dogs in the midwinter.
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The weaker of the herd can feel their eyes and hear them howl
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like dogs in the midwinter.
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Though the fox and the rabbit are at peace,
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cold doggies in the manger turn last suppers into feasts.
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Dogs in the midwinter.
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You ever had a day like i had today ---
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dogs in the midwinter.
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You look around and every face you see ---
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dogs in the midwinter.
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And you peer into those hallowed institutions.
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And they bark at you from every side.
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But the bite goes wide.
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We're all running on a tightrope, wearing slippers in the snow...
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we're all dogs in the midwinter.
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The ice is ever thinner. Be careful how you go
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like dogs in the midwinter.
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And it's hard to find true equilibrium
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when you're looking at each other down the muzzle of a gun.
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Dogs in the midwinter.
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Dogs In The Midwinter
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| Jethro Tull |
