Tyler Talks Back

(Allen wrote a song to his dog,
Tyler telling him how miserable he thought
a dog’s life must be.  This was
Tyler’s song in response)

All God’s creatures got a bit of pain,
mine today is a bit of rain,
but I still can say from my point of view,
i’d rather be a dog than a dude like you.

i can sleep all day, nobody bothers me,
i get my meals absolutely free,
no boss tells me what i got to do
i’d rather be a dog than a dude like you.
(‘Cause your life is ruff, ruff, ruff.)

Never had to take a spelling test,
never got hassled by the IRS,
from what i’ve seen, your life’s a zoo,
i’d rather be a mutt than a man like you.

You work each day from 8 to 5,
and wait for Friday to arrive,
you geniuses have got it all wrong,
my weekend lasts all week long,
‘cause i‘m a dog y’all.

i don’t have to fuss with suits and ties,
got no mortgage to amortize,
i have no fear i might get sued,
rather be a dog than a dude like you.

So don’t pity me when you go inside,
my sun will shine and i’ll get dried,
this cold dark day i will weather through,
and i’ll be happy i’m a dog
and not a dude like you.

On a scale of 1 to 10,
dogs do better than working men,
what’s the occasional alley cat,
compared to all those Democrats.

Spend all you money, every dime:
(Remember this is his song...) 
i bet the President would like
to be a dog sometimes

You are you, i’m me, in God’s big plan, 
one’s a dog, one’s a man,
i guess the thing for us to do,
i’ll be glad i’m me,
you be glad you’re you.
(But i’d rather be a dog...)

from the project Talking With Tyler
by Allen Levi  ©1996

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