Gimme back my dog (x8)

It was mine before I met you
It was mine before I'd let you
Come closer and hold it and know it
The way you once knew me

And it was mine before you knew me
It was mine before you'd choose me
And use me and lose me, refuse me
The way you're now refusing to

Gimme back my dog (x8)

It was mine before I'd see you
It was mine before I believed you
When you said 'I need you'
It seems that you were just throwin' me a bone

And it was mine before you found me
It was mine before you'd hound me
And bound me, then ground me, and pound me
Like a stray dog with no way home
Oh, just like a dirty stray dog with no way home

So come on girl, you gotta give me some credit
It was mine before you'd go get it
And pet it, and let it run
When you threw the damn thing its ball

And it was mine before you lost me
It was mine before you'd try me
Lie to me, and try to deny me
That you ever loved me at all
Yeah so

Gimme back my dog (x12)

Gimme back my dog (x4 fainter)