Still Beating

I know the dog days of the summer Have you ten-to-one out-numbered Seems like everybody up and left and they're not coming back The shadow that you're standing on's still here sometimes that's all that you can ask And your heart's still beating You're not the fastest draw in town now How many times you been shot down now? Seems like everybody else could see the things you never did But if you could yourself you'd probably never have made it through the things you did With your heart still beating I know the dog days of the summer Have you ten-to-one out-numbered It seems like everybody else saw trouble sneaking up behind Left you half dead in the street but that just means you're half alive And your heart's still beating --- Still Beating - Josh Ritter