I used to be terrified of dogs due to being attacked when I was a child, but it turns out that that fear saved my life... long story short, I was walking to school in the winter. I was freezing. A man offered me a ride to school. The only reason I did not go with him was because he mentioned that he was looking for his dog. Later on that night I saw a report on missing children and a car matching the description of that man... About 30 years later I wrote a song about it called "Thank you mean ole dog." Lyrics to the song are below:
Thank You Mean Ole Dog
by William Avery(c)2010
CHORUS
Thank you mean ole dog.
Thank you mean ole dog.
Thank you mean ole dog.
I did not know a long time ago that you?d be the one to save me.
It was a hot, hot summer's day. I was just about 3
I was playing outside with my aunts who were not much older than me
A dog came from out of nowhere and grabbed me by the arm
It was dragging me to the fields with sure intent to do me harm
My aunts tried to shoo it away, but it barked at them quite fiercely
I cried because I was terrified, but no one else could hear me
One aunt ran to the house looking for an adult
The dog grabbed me again and continued its assault
I'm not quite sure what happened next. My memory gets fuzzy
I recall my momma holding me, crying and saying she loved me
Ten years later I was walking to school on a cold, cold winter's day
It started snowing. The wind was blowing. School seemed so far away
No hat. No gloves. My hands were freezing. My face and ears were numb
My toes had started tingling. I didn?t know if I could over come.
In despair, I said a prayer for God to help me make it.
A green car stopped. I was offered a ride. I was just about to take it
The man wanted help to find his dog as he would drive me to school
I remembered back to when I was 3. I passed and said I was cool.
Somehow I walked another mile. I made it late to school.
That night I heard about missing children reported in the news.
Someone mentioned an old green car. I thought that could have been me
I told my momma what happened as she listened nervously.
My mom asked how I missed the bus. She shook her head in worry
I missed the bus on purpose, but that's another story
Could that incident be coincidence?
I?m on the fence, but it makes sense
It was so intense. The affect?s immense
From a long time ago to the present tense
Somehow my fear of dogs may have saved my life that day
So I thank that mean ole dog from that hot, hot summer's day