Richie Havens - Dog in the Quicksand lyrics

[Verse 1] Never before has a man attempted to paint like this Slapping the paint all over his house with no care Making an image brutal, frank and unusual... And rare... Just a Dog... in the Quicksand [Verse 2] Never before has a man attempted to live this way Losing his mind and over the edge of despair Flirting with madness and frozen in between helplessness... And air... Like a Dog... in the Quicksand [Hook] Like a Bull running for Any brave matador When he stops And he takes a breath And he stares at the steel That he knows he will feel And you know That he's staring at d**h Like a Dog... in the Quicksand [Verse 3] Never before has a painter shown we could die this way Never before a truth so simple and bare Anyone wanting to find himself, cast an eye this way Look there We are all... in the Quicksand! [Hook 2] Like a Bull running for Any brave matador When he stops And he takes a breath And he stares at the steel That he knows he will feel Then you know That he's staring at d**h [Bridge] Alone with himself Alone with his life Alone with his will to survive... And fighting for ground And more men have drowned And somehow still there and alive Like a dog, in the quicksand! [Guitar Solo] [Hook]