Oh, you treat me like a stray dog Trying to find its way home Oh, you feed me like an animal too wounded To eat on its own You touch my body like it's dressed in disease And you're the only savior I need But you don't know that while I watch you try to fix me, I let you 'Cause I'm only trying to give you the purpose you need But someday you'll see that I'm the one who's free And maybe you'll be a stray dog with me Then we can run around the country And chase the postal trucks down We can look at the sky and wonder what it's like To be up there instead of the ground At the end of the day a bird can fly away But I'd rather have a reason I should stay And you don't know that while I watch you try to fix me, I let you 'Cause I'm only trying to show you the good that I see We both know it's true, my dog days aren't through But I'd rather be a stray dog with you With you Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oh, you treat me like a stray dog Trying to find its way home Oh, you treat me like a stray dog Trying to find its way home Oh, you treat me like a stray dog Oh, you treat me like a stray dog You don't know that while I watch you try to fix me, I let you Trying to find its way home 'Cause I'm only trying to show you the good that I see Oh, you treat me like a stray dog You don't know that while I watch you try to fix me, I let you Trying to find its way home 'Cause I'm only trying to show you the good that I see You don't know that while I watch you try to fix me, I let you Oh, you treat me like a stray dog