Hobo Johnson - I Want A Dog (Live from London)

New album 'The Fall of Hobo Johnson' out now.

Mixing/Mastering Engineer: Tom Adams

Lyrics:
I really want a dog
And a wife who loves to
Talk about the day that she had
I want a house that’s on a street
That’s on a hill, in a community
With other people just like me
I want a kid that plays guitar
And he’d be a prodigy
At the age of three
But he’ll just give me lessons
When he’s six
I want my dog to fucking talk
And tell me that she’s very, very proud of me
And that I worked very, very hard

No, I just want a dog
I just want a dog
I just want a dog, dog, dog
I just want a dog,
I wanna dog, dog, dog, dog
And I want my dog to be in films
My son would also star in them
I would just direct and I’d produce
My wife would have a lot to do
Like talk to record label A&R’s because
She would be a famous singer too, I forgot to mention that

My films would be great,
You’d be amazed, yet also touched inside
Be like the Blindside
Starring Sandra Bullock
I came here for the dream
And I will not leave without it
No, Frank
You just want a dog
You just want a dog
You just want a dog
No, I thought you wanted a dog
All you want is a dog
All you want is a dog, dog, dog

I want nothing but the best
Better than anyone has ever had yet
The wife, the kid and the dog
I want my kid to change the world
I want wife to cure disease
I want my dog to fucking talk and not only just to me
I want the life I’ve never had
I want only just to laugh
I want stimulation every second and a half
I want the world to fucking see
That I am someone to respect
Even when I’m lying cold
Cross armed in a chest

You know I really want a dog
I really want a dog
And a wife who loves to
Talk about the day that she had
I want a house that’s on a street
That’s on a hill, in a community
With other people just like me
I want the life I’ve never had
I want only just to laugh
I want stimulation every second and a half
I want the world to fucking see
That I am someone to respect
Even when I’m lying cold
Cross armed in a chest

I just want a dog
Dog dog dog dog dog dog
I just want a dog, dog, dog, dog

[crimsonalex]

When he said “dog”, I really really felt that

[sunaryayt]

I want A DOG or maybe it’s the thought of not being so alone!!

[felicitydargis]

When I first saw the album's tracklist, I thought this was going to be a silly song, but it's actually the one that holds the most meaning to me.
I love what you're doing Frank, please don't stop.

[ohwell]

“I want this world to fucking see that im someone to respect even when im lying cold cross-armed in a chest” this songs hits me on so many different levels.

[peppercornucopia_]

god it really captures that train of thought you have when you imagine one small thing you really want and then it spirals out of control into everything you've ever wanted and that pang you get when you realize what you're asking for it too much, so you pull yourself back to that one small thing. "No Frank, all you want is a dog."
What a fantastic track.

[MrDyne]

Hobo Johnson - Cool seeing you with an instrument other than your lyricism :D

[BlakeMiddendorf]

I love the Symbolism in this, i might be wrong but when he emphasizes that he wants a dog I'm taking it as though he wants everything in life that would make him happy. Starts with a dog merely because that is the easiest to obtain, but only the start to his own true happy world for himself.

[RobinSchenk]

"I came here for the dream and I will not leave without it"
I love how simple that statement is, though so profound. This song blows my mind. You did it again Hobo Johnson.

[emilyellison]

Nobody:
Me singing from Jersey: I really want a DAWG

[jayjohn]

Dog feels like a metaphor for fulfillment, happiness, achievement and good life. Beautiful track.

[olivialane]

“No, Frank, you just want a dog” gets me every time. He sounds so frustrated getting carried away. It feels so sincere and genuine

[irrelevantideology]

Y'all do realize that once he actually gets a wife he ain't ever making a hit again. Lol

[LeviWarnos]

He's playing in Royal Oak, Michigan in 2 days. I was just working there two short weeks ago. I really want to go (especially considering the modest $25 ticket price 😶😮 ...), but it's about 8+ hours from where I live, and since my best friend since I was 4 (almost 29 now) took his own life this last mid-May, life had been super rough.

I'll be spending a much deserved day off with my girlfriend of almost 5 years and our 2 dogs.

Still, there's only 1 place else I'd rather be that night.

I hope Frank, Blake, and everyone else has an unparalleled, amazing evening, finds Happiness in every weird moment, and ultimately, can get a dog.

🐾👣💞

[oliviarose]

I saw them two nights ago and it was genuinely one of the greatest shows I’ve ever been to. His energy was electric, he freaking killed every song, and there were funny moments.. yet it felt very intimate. The lights in the audience would turn on and it felt like he was really looking everyone in the eyes. I left with goosebumps and they haven’t gone away. Anyway, I can’t recommend seeing them live enough, they were just so sooo good❤️

[gavinwilliams]

I see the dog as the “normal” lifestyle everyone is told to get (college, marriage, kids ect.). I think Frank goes on tangents about his dream which is all the things he describes like “a dog who talks” (which refers to a different, better lifestyle that is against the norm), but then it goes back to what everyone tells him “the parts where he repeats dog over and over”. Basically this song is Frank’s idea of how to live right (going against the “normal” lifestyle).

[oliverflowers]

It's been so long since I've seen Hobo with a guitar but it's so beautiful, I'm glad to say that I've been a fan for two years, it may be less than other people but during that time I've been able to listen to all of his music, and it's all just so beautiful.

[alliefiscus]

"I want only just to laugh"
It's been a while since I've laughed, but this made me smile :')

[gustavosotomino]

I came from the future and Sandra Bullock did win the Oscar for Hobo's film.

[torifurman]

This song used to make me cry because it hit close to home but I can sing this song loudly without crying now 💛

[delaneymarie]

today i heard this for the first time. first time i sat there soberly staring myself in the mirror, laughed a bit. immediately i hit replay, it brought me into sobs racking up and down my spine in the first five minutes this song hit so hard it felt like i just got punched in the gut