Jethro Tull- Dogs in the Midwinter

You ever had a day like I had today,
when things are stacked up bad?
You look around and every face you see
seems guaranteed to send you mad.
And you peer into those hallowed institutions.
And they bark at you from every side.
But the bite goes wide.

I see them running with their tails hanging low
like dogs in the midwinter.
The prophets and the wise men and the hard politicos
are all dogs in the midwinter.
Let the breath from the mountain still the pain,
clear water from the fountain run sweeter than the rain.
Dogs in the midwinter.

The boss man and the tax man and the moneylenders growl...
like dogs in the midwinter.
The weaker of the herd can feel their eyes and hear them howl
like dogs in the midwinter.
Though the fox and the rabbit are at peace,
cold doggies in the manger turn last suppers into feasts.
Dogs in the midwinter.

You ever had a day like i had today ---
dogs in the midwinter.
You look around and every face you see ---
dogs in the midwinter.
And you peer into those hallowed institutions.
And they bark at you from every side.
But the bite goes wide.

We're all running on a tightrope, wearing slippers in the snow...
we're all dogs in the midwinter.
The ice is ever thinner. Be careful how you go
like dogs in the midwinter.
And it's hard to find true equilibrium
when you're looking at each other down the muzzle of a gun.
Dogs in the midwinter.

Jethro Tull- Dogs in the Midwinter, from the album Crest of a Knave, by request of HerbDangerous

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[jethrotullisawesome]

Great song. I like this better than some of the other more popular ones from Crest.

"Let the breath from the mountain still the pain,

clear water from the fountain run sweeter than the rain." I love singing Tull songs while hiking!

[nancy4005]

I love this song !

[siggisongs1]

Unfortunately Tull´s music died after Ian had lost his voice in the early 80´s . . . the more we realise how great the old tunes were!

[thomasnonsense]

Great rock tune. One of my all time favourites.

For me, the best three lyricists are Don Walker, Ian Gillan and Ian Anderson. Ian Anderson is the only one on the podium, however, with daylight filling 2nd and 3rd places.

Thanks for uploading. Excuse me now while I play it again...

[davycrocketful]

this song is one of my faves..from a great album...love it..

[Stryder55]

Indeed, this song should have been huge, and would obviously deserve many more listeners. It had all that it should take to be a powerful radio hit. And yet... It is a sad but inevitable fact that many bands of a lesser kind (to be nice) including some well known "heavy metallic" or pop bands sold many more records than Jethro Tull. And on too many "Classic Rock" radio, they are still limited to "Locomotive Breath" and "Aqualung". Those clowns usually haven't heard of much else from Tull.

[somenextguy22]

mann some of jethro tull songs have less than 1000 views what are people thinking these days everyone needs to know and recognize jethro tull theyre great musicians doesnt even matter if you like it or not its an inspiration

[macataca100]

@1990lazman

Pozdrav,

bas ti hvala na javljanju, i meni je jako drago da i nasi ljudi slusaju i vole JT, tako da znas da svakako nisi jedini,

jos u srednjoj skoli dobila sam na poklon njihov LP od sestrinog momka, odusevila sam se i otad ih uvek rado i ponovo slusam.

[1990lazman]

@macataca100 Ne znas samo koliko mi je drago sto ovo cujem :) Mislio sam da sam jedini nas covjek sto ih voli!

[macataca100]

PREKRASNA PESMA, UVEK UZIVAM KADA JE SLUSAM.

LONG LIVE JETHRO TULL.

[MrKuzev]

Great one!

Another song among many from this band, Ian Anderson is a musical genius!

[MrKuzev]

Great one!