Free At Last
Lost Dogs Lyrics


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The queen of heaven
Lives just down the street
She's got her riding hood on
And bells on her feet
She cools me down
When I turn up the heat
I used to chew tobacco,
Now my breath is sweet

Now I'm free at last
Free at last
Thank God, thank God
I'm free at last

I met a woman
She dressed in black
All she did was just
Yakity-yak
I talked back and got the sack
Thank God I got out before I kacked

I once fell in with Big 'Ol Bill
The man that lived up on the hill
Made me ill, taught me to kill
I'm wondering if Bill lives up there still

See, see him sailing on the Devil E. Lee
He's taking photos a plenty
But none of me
Elephant sleeping at the foot of his bed




He put a dove on their wall
And a bullet in my head

Overall Meaning

In this song, Lost Dogs refer to a queen of heaven who seems to live near the singer. The queen wears a riding hood and bells on her feet. She is someone who could cool down the singer when he is heated. The lyrics indicate that the singer used to chew tobacco, but thanks to the queen, his breath now smells sweet. The song then proceeds to narrate a series of events where the singer has had to leave certain situations. The first situation was with a woman dressed in black who talks incessantly. The singer was sacked for talking back to her. In the second situation, the singer fell in with an individual known as Big 'Ol Bill, who lived up on the hill. Bill made the singer ill and taught him to kill. The lyrics end with an eerie description of Bill taking photos on the Devil E. Lee and the singer speculating whether Bill still lived up there. There is also mention of an elephant sleeping at the foot of Bill's bed and how he put a dove on Bill's wall and a bullet in the singer's head.


Line by Line Meaning

The queen of heaven
There's a woman down the street who is like a savior to me


Lives just down the street
She's living pretty close to me so I can reach out to her when in need


She's got her riding hood on
She's cloaked like a rider ready to move swiftly from one place to anther


And bells on her feet
I can hear the bells on her feet as she walks


She cools me down
She provides a sense of relief and calmness when I'm agitated


When I turn up the heat
In moments of high emotional stress


I used to chew tobacco
I had unpleasant habits in the past that I've stopped


Now my breath is sweet
Now I smell good and clean after quitting smoking


Now I'm free at last
Finally, I have freed myself from my unpleasant past


Thank God, thank God
I'm grateful to God for setting me free from my previous struggles


I met a woman
I encountered another woman


She dressed in black
She was garbed in black from head to toe


All she did was just
All she did was talk and talk


Yakity-yak
It was just mindless chatter


I talked back and got the sack
I ended up being fired because I gave her some rude response


Thank God I got out before I kacked
I'm glad I got out of there before things got worse


I once fell in with Big 'Ol Bill
There was a man named Big 'Ol Bill


The man that lived up on the hill
He lived on top of the hill


Made me ill, taught me to kill
He made me feel sick and even taught me some violent skills


I'm wondering if Bill lives up there still
I haven't seen him for a while and I'm curious if he's still around


See, see him sailing on the Devil E. Lee
I see him in my head, sailing on a boat named Devil E. Lee


He's taking photos a plenty
He's busy taking lots of pictures


But none of me
None of those pictures are me


Elephant sleeping at the foot of his bed
He had an elephant sleeping right beside his bed


He put a dove on their wall
He placed a dove on the wall for decoration


And a bullet in my head
But the man aimed and shot me in the head




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