Don't Kick Your Dog Lyrics

I know this life you're living has treated you rough

And maybe all it's taught you is how to be tough

But the walls that you have built up will leave you alone

Unless you learn to throw this world that you've been hating a bone

Now I ain't one to judge

I've been shitty before

But I know that you have been kind

And still could be more

Than just some angry old man

Who's payed far more than his dues

So please don't kick your dog

She's better than you

Sure she's peed on the carpet and has been known to bite

But I could hear you down the hall when you were blacked out last night

You threw up all over the bathroom and wished you were dead

And when you woke up the next morning you forgot what you said

About changing your ways

And quitting the drink

But you've hurt everyone who's loved you

Did you ever stop to think

You can blame only yourself

And not a bottle of booze

That makes you kick your dog

Who's better than you

No one changes over night

But every days a chance to make it right

I know you've said that you might

Break yourself out from this cycle you don't wanna repeat

But every ounce of sweat weighs like a ton of concrete

For now you have to look at all the things that you've done

And no one's gonna hold your hand except for the one

Who still may need a walk

Who still needs to be fed

A good enough reason for you to crawl out of bed

Not hiding feeling sorry

Just taking up space

For there's a world that's out there that you're meant to face

For love is the dream

Where you must take the dive

And it's good enough a reason

For you to stay alive

In the form of stray hair

And a puddle of drool

That reason is your dog

I'm talking about your dog

So please don't kick your dog

She's better than you