I left the evergreen combat zone
For a taste of the better life for me
The star dog left the mother bone
For a jewel he'd never find or see

You may have hated me, I don't know
But I loved the way you played your role
You couldn't stop to kick the jive
It left your kin with salty eyes

Hey Mr. Lovedog, you will always be
The one back home that could have had it all
Hey Mr. Lovedog, Lord knows you never really knew me
God bless your velvet gifted soul
Makes no sense at all

Now you're the holy roller
With the hubcap diamond star halo
This is goodbye to Captain Hi-top
Hope your Pearl Jam can keep it strong

They may have hated me, I don't know
But I loved the way you played your role
You couldn't stop to kick the jive
It left your kin with salty eyes

Hey Mr. Lovedog, you will always be
The one back home that could have had it all
Hey Mr. Lovedog, Lord knows you never really knew me
God bless your velvet gifted soul
Makes no sense at all

Higher and higher and higher we go
Where we stops, nobody knows