Maybe this is just a different version of the songs that I
Used to write when I was five
Used to write when I was five
I wrote songs about my dog even though I didn't have a dog
My mom wouldn't let us
Mom wouldn't let us
Have a dog

Now I'm writing songs about a made up version of myself
Just like how I used to write
Songs about a made up dog named John
John the Dog

Me and John would run around and I would ride on top of his back
'Cause I was tiny then
He was like a little horse
I liked him and he liked me
I'd scratch him and he’d shake his leg and
Then we'd go on adventures
Us together, just
Me and John
Hen and John
Hen and John
That's the way it was, ooh
Just because

Now I'm writing songs about this guy named Henry who is nervous
But in such a cool way
A way where he's still happy
Oh, he's charming and confident
But I know that in a little bit
That this song will be over
And I'll go back to never knowing John

John the Dog