I'm a stray dog, I'm on the loose
I ain't got nobody, ain't no use
I'm a stray dog, bound to stay that way

Ain't no cages you can keep me in
No place to take me I ain't already been
I'm a stray dog, bound to stay that way

Round midnight I'll be howlin at the moon
scratchin at your back door
lemme in your room
cause I'm a stray dog
hungry all the time

I got a bad bite, worse than my bark
cause a long time ago somebody broke my heart
I'm a stray dog, can you love me anyway