Down at the end of the driveway you hear old Ranger bark

Barking at that gang of cars going riding in the dark

Ranger oh Ranger how far can you go before old Gary tracks you down and brings you back once more?

Ranger’s in the chickens or chasing the neighbor cat

Or rolling in the field mud as happy as he can get

Ranger oh Ranger will you ever get away? Old Gary’ll track you down and bring you back again

Gary tracks him with his pickup and a fancy cell phone

To find old Ranger on another farm where he sure ain’t alone

Ranger oh Ranger how far can you go before old Gary tracks you down and brings you back once more?

He’s running because no one at home want’s to be part of his pack

Gary only owns him, he’s never had Ranger’s back

Ranger oh Ranger will you ever get away? Old Gary’ll track you down and bring you back again

He’ll run until he’s too old, or they make a stronger fence

Or he’ll die a free dog on a county road, in a fatal accident

Ranger oh Ranger how far can you go before old Gary tracks you down and brings you back once more?

And where will your home be, if you ever escape his grasp?

Trampin’ through this wide old world, wherever your free heart’s at