Dog - Charlie Parr

How do you know I don’t have a soul?

You can’t look me in the eye and tell me no

When a soul is a soul is a soul

I’ve been forced down ever since I was just small

Tied in the hall or chained out of doors

When a soul is a soul is a soul

While you claim the bed lifted up off the floor

How do you know I’m not as good as you are?

When a soul is a soul is a soul

You have habits that define your kind

But deny me mine most of the time

And a soul is a soul is a soul

You say that I need to be trained

When I’m only doing what nature demands

And a soul is a soul is a soul

Leave me to sit by the kitchen door

Just to watch it rain and listen to it pour

A soul is a soul is a soul

Rain down the water that created us both

My old man’s soul in this old dog’s coat

A soul is soul is a soul