Dog for Life (Single)

Dog For Life

I have owned the same dog

For all of my life

It's bark is much much weaker

Than it's terrifying bite

I bought a chain to put it on

But rust arrived with time

Now it scratches at my door

In the very dead of night

Where did you get that coat

Of ebony?

(Did you steal it from a priest?)

Where did you get those

Ivory teeth?

This dog my father passed on to me

(This is yours, it's yours to keep)

Turns out to be a very common breed

One day I took it for a walk

Tried lose it in the trees

But everyone in town

They knew that dog belonged to me

They brought it back to my front door

I can't deny it's mine

Now it's grown more cautious,

No it never leaves my side

Where did you get that coat

Of ebony?

(Did you steal it from a priest?)

Where did you get those

Ivory teeth?

This dog my father passed on to me

(This is yours, it's yours to keep)

Turns out to be a very common breed