Doghouse
Howling Redemption: Tales of Love, Crime, and Rock 'n' Roll
Lyrics
Go get the jailer tell her let me out my cell
Request to inform the jailer to release the speaker from confinement.
I got tied up in the doghouse and I'd like to pay my bail
The speaker got entangled in a troublesome situation ("doghouse") and wishes to pay the consequences to be free.
Well I gave up the goose to cut me loose from the law
Metaphorically, the speaker sacrificed something valuable ("goose") to escape legal troubles.
Held up for days and now I'm talking to these walls
The speaker endured a prolonged period of confinement and is now isolated and talking to walls.
Caught like a joker, raising hell had tied my noose
The speaker's actions led to trouble, and now they feel trapped ("noose").
Thought nothing better than a chance to squeeze the juice
The speaker acknowledges the consequences of their actions but thought the risk was worth it.
I got caught up in the greenhouse with the five-zero on my tail
The speaker was caught in a problematic situation ("greenhouse") with law enforcement pursuing.
Baby light that cigarette and then haul me off to jail
As a response to being caught, the speaker suggests a defiant act—lighting a cigarette before going to jail.
'Cause when a woman finds her man with his hand caught in the jar
Describing the scenario where a woman discovers her partner involved in mischief ("hand caught in the jar").
Give him twenty years in that doghouse make him howl a different song
Consequences for the man involve a long period of hardship ("doghouse") with a howling metaphor for suffering.
Let's walk it out
An interjection, possibly indicating a change or resolution in the narrative.
No rest for the weary, got no water for my soul
The speaker expresses weariness and a lack of spiritual sustenance ("water for my soul").
Hand down from the jury, I'm better off with rock n' roll
The speaker prefers the judgment of rock n' roll over a legal jury.
Wearing out my pair of blue suede shoes dancing on the floor
The speaker is dancing energetically, wearing out their shoes in defiance of their troubles.
Go ahead and give me five more years and I'll dance like hell some more
The speaker is willing to endure additional hardship if it allows them to keep dancing passionately.
'Cause when a woman finds her man with his hand caught in the jar
Reiteration of the consequences for a man caught in wrongdoing, emphasizing the time in the "doghouse."
Give him twenty years in that doghouse make him howl a different song
Reiteration of the prolonged suffering and howling resulting from being in the "doghouse."
'Cause when a woman finds her man with his hand caught in the jar
Repetition of the scenario where a woman discovers her man's misdeeds and the subsequent punishment.
Give him twenty years in that doghouse make him howl a different song
Reiteration of the extended period of suffering in the "doghouse" and the transformation of the howl.
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