Laurie Anderson - How to Feel Sad Without Being Sad lyrics

Lolabelle was a mall dog she came from one of
The high-speed puppy mills, that
Breed dogs in batches
And then sell them in malls she
Was bought by a couple who
Were in the middle of a
Divorce and no-one could take
Her the woman didn't want her and
The husband didn't want her
And the boy wanted her but
Nobody really wanted the boy

And so the man took Lolabelle
With him to Canada, where he
Spent a month camping, and crying
And thinking it all through, and talking
To himself and Lolabelle rode up on
The bow of the kayak, perched
On the front, leading the way
As the man paddled along
And tried to figure out what to do
With his life how to go on

And I think that was where she learn
The great skill of empathy and
Also where she learned what our meditation
Teacher keeps telling us and
He says "You should try to
Learn how to feel sad, without being
Sad" Which is actually really hard
To do to feel sad
Without actually being sad