BAD ANIMAL

My horse is the ultimate freedom
My dog is truly my best friend
Oh I wish you were an animal
Just not the kind that you have been

It is my cat that brings me comfort
Purring thank yous of content
Then you walk in all negative
And I wonder where the calmness went

You used to be all three combined
I loved the man who I first met
You were all I thought that I would need
Now I rely more on my pets

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Oh, this den doesn't need a lion
With a bad attitude
Bring back the man, that I once had
I have no cage for you
When you show up here, stirring up the fear
Like a grizzly would
I wish you were an animal
But even human would be good
Why don't you run away....
Why don't you just go...
My house if full
And you're bad
A bad animal
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You lie in wait like I'm your prey
Flex your jaws, and lick your lips
You've made our home feel like a trap
And I didn't sign on for this

You slink around just like a tiger
I feel wary, no sense of trust
You think you are, king of the jungle
And nothings ever good enough 

So I ride my horse into the fields
And I take the dog on my walks
Curl up with the cat to watch TV
Wishing all of them could talk

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Our domesticated animals
Are some peoples only friends
Their loyalty doesn't ever change
And mixed messages aren't sent
They are always there for you to love
They return it with no pretense
So I'd rather have my animals
Than the animal found in men

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~~~2nd Chorus*~~~
No this den doesn't need a lion
With a bad attitude
Bring back the man that I once had
I have no cage for you
When you show up here, stirring up the fear
Like a grizzly would
I wish you were an animal
But even human would be good
Why don't you run away....
Why don't you just go...
My house if full
And you're bad
A bad animal
~~*~~
~~~*Chorus repeat*~~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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