The Lost Dogs have been called a country music supergroup, but they conside… Read Full Bio ↴The Lost Dogs have been called a country music supergroup, but they consider themselves to be a roots and alternative music group. They began in 1991 as a one-time collaboration between four very different vocalists and songwriters from four different bands at the behest of their label at that time. Terry Scott Taylor (Daniel Amos, the Swirling Eddies), Gene Eugene (Adam Again), Derri Daugherty (The Choir), and Michael Roe (The 77s) have over the last two decades released nine eclectic albums of traditional American music (country, folk, blues, rock) with a decidedly modern feel. The Lost Dogs' concert performances are filled with between-song jokes and one-liners between the band members (usually poking fun at each other).

Many of the Lost Dogs albums include at least one or two cover songs. Songs covered by the Lost Dogs include Bob Dylan's "Lord, Protect My Child," Leonard Cohen's "If It Be Your Will," The Beatles' "I'm A Loser," and Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More." They have also recorded a number of Traditional or Gospel standards such as "Dust On The Bible," and "Farther Along."

In March, 2000, shortly after the release of their Gift Horse album, Gene Eugene died in his sleep at The Green Room, his recording studio in Huntington Beach, California.

2003 saw the release of the band's first DVD, Via Chicago, a black and white concert film released by Lo-Fidelity Records. A follow-up DVD, Via Chicago (All We Left Unsaid), containing additional songs from the concert, was released in 2006.

Although the loss of Eugene is noticeable, the remaining three Lost Dogs members continue to tour and record new albums. In 2004, the band got together with longtime friend Steve Hindalong to produce a special album for their summer tour. The result was entitled Mutt, and included new acoustic versions of nine songs originally written and recorded for each band member's regular rock bands, with one new song. The following year, the band would release one of their most unusual recordings to date, the almost entirely instrumental Island Dreams.

The band's most recent project, Old Angel, was released May 2010. The band — including the newest official "dog," drummer Steve Hindalong — once again hit the road for a national tour in support of their new album.

Old and Lonesome
Lost Dogs Lyrics

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Old and lonesome
I don't even have no place to go
Old and lonesome baby
I don't even have no place to go
While you got me so old and lonesome
I got the feeling you don't want me no more

Well I was just a young man baby

I had 'em lining up outside my door
Yeah, well I was a young man
Lord, everybody lined up outside my door
Now I spent most of my time waiting
In line for things that ain't worth waiting for

One day baby
You're gonna find somebody new
I said one day
You're gonna probably find somebody new

Yeah but my sweets is real easy for someone
Could it be somebody like you

Overall Meaning

In "Old and Lonesome," Lost Dogs's singer laments about his current state of loneliness and how he has nowhere to go. He feels lost and disconnected from society, and he blames his former lover for leaving him in this position. He believes that she no longer wants him, and that has contributed to the feeling of being old and alone.

The singer contrasts his current predicament with his former romantic prowess, when he was young and popular with women. He used to have a queue of ladies waiting at his doorstep, but now he is waiting in line for things that are not worthy, emphasizing how much he has suffered from his break up. The singer predicts that his former lover will eventually replace him with someone else, but that he will find someone new just as easily.

The song is a universal meditation on the passing of time and the transient nature of our existence. The lyrics portray a once-popular young man who is now old and forgotten, and the singer is consumed with feelings of regret, loneliness, and isolation.

Line by Line Meaning

Old and lonesome
Feeling aged and isolated

I don't even have no place to go
Without any direction or purpose

Old and lonesome baby
Expressing sadness and despair

While you got me so old and lonesome
Feeling neglected and abandoned

I got the feeling you don't want me no more
Suspecting a lack of interest or love from the partner

Well I was just a young man baby
Recalling youthfulness and vitality

I had 'em lining up outside my door
Experiencing popularity and attention

Yeah, well I was a young man
Emphasizing a past time period

Lord, everybody lined up outside my door
Being highly sought after and desired

Now I spent most of my time waiting
Feeling frustrated and unfulfilled

In line for things that ain't worth waiting for
Realizing the futility of one's actions