Gotta say, this song is a relief. Has lyurics that evoke thought and discussion, unlike most of what you hear on the radio anymore. I always heard the phrase "dog days of summer" meaning long hot days, and symbolizing hard times somehow. I wasn't far off the mark on that one; ljmack, thanks for thwe history of the phrase's meaning. I agree with met10. Funny thing is, I just went through a rough time in my life these past 2 months (and in summer, lol) but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel getting brighter, and so I can say that my "dog days are over." But, the rest of the lyrics confused me. Run from love? Run from your mother, father, sister and brother? During my rough time, it was the love and help of those people who got me through it! Oh well. I'm just talking about what the song means to me. That's the thing about music. It's a universal language and songs can have different meanings to different people.