Yesterday I thought that I’d try leaving
I cleaned and polished my claws
Stepped out on the gravelly pavement
Didn’t like what I saw

If there’s something better out there for me
I don’t know what it is
I thought that I could manage
But I guess that I was full of it

So the next time that you grab me by the scruff of my neck
And throw me in the garden because I made you upset
I’ll remember that you love me cause it’s something you said
I know that you love me cause it’s something you said

I owe you cause you fed me and it’s making you mad
If I had the money then I’d just pay you back
It must be hard, yeah, living like that
A hard-knock living, like that

Now I eat too much dairy and it makes my stomach sick
Want to go back to the hearth with you
Been waiting ever since
Give me something to rely on now
Be hasty I’m half-blind with doubt
I thought that I’d like freedom but I guess I’m better off without

So the next time that you grab me by the scruff of my neck
And throw me in the garden because I made you upset
I’ll remember that you love me cause it’s something you said
I know that you love me cause it’s something you said

I owe you cause you fed me and it’s making you mad
If I had the money then I’d just pay you back
It must be hard, yeah, living like that
A hard-knock living, like that

You think that I’ve got it wrong but you don’t know the gamble
Creatures I don’t know of yet; worse ones than I’ve ever met
Or worse if it’s just me alone with all that empty space to roam

So the next time that you grab me by the scruff of my neck
And throw me in the garden because I made you upset
I’ll remember that you love me cause it’s something you said
I know that you love me cause it’s something you said

I owe you cause you fed me and it’s making you sick
Never met somebody pull a dirtier trick
It must be hard, yeah, living like this
A hard-knock living, like this