I had a long talk with the block dog   All summer he runs with the kids   He's happy as a block dog   Every day the choice is his      'Cause they all feed him when he's hungry   They all keep him from the cold   But he don't wear their collar   He makes the neighborhood his home      There'll be a fireplace in the winter   There's lots of houses down this street   Summertime he'll catch your frisbee   Beg the best of your dinner meat      I had a long talk with the block dog   All summer he runs with the kids   He's happy as a block dog   Every day the choice is his.      I said Rusty, I'm gettin' married   I used to like your kind of life   But life's different now, it's like a garden   I'd like to tend it with my wife      Dig in one spot make a straight row   You're only diggin' to hide the bone   But when I lived so free alone   I had an empty harvest      I had a long talk with the block dog   All summer he runs with the kids   He's happy as a block dog   Every day the choice is his      Rusty looked up, sad at me and said   Dave, I understand   'Cause we're different now, I'm still a dog   And you're acting like a man."      I had a long talk with the block dog   All summer he runs with the kids   He's happy as a block dog   Every day the choice is his      I ain't nothin' but a hound dog   I ain't nothin' but a hound dog   But I'm tryin' all the time.