Stray Cat

Verse 1:
Every time someone drives down the road
I hope they throw out a piece of bread
Hope that someone gives me home
Anything I would do for a warm bed
I want anything except to be alone
I’d rather be with you instead
I’ve never been alive before, you know
The truth is that I’m nearly dead

Chorus:
You have me around your finger
So tightly wrapped, I’m a stray cat (meow)
If you feed me once I will linger
I’ll always come back, I’m a stray cat (meow)

Verse 2:
I wanted love in life and that’s all
And you were nice enough to give me the time of day
That was reason why in love I could fall
Nobody else had that much courte-say
I thought pick me as I batted my paw
In the animal shelter out of the cage
I ate birds and rats and scraps, I had it raw
Yet affection is the only thing I crave

Chorus:
You have me around your finger
So tightly wrapped, I’m a stray cat (meow)
If you feed me once I will linger
I’ll always come back, I’m a stray cat (meow)

Verse 3:
Your front porch is the only one
With a dish of milk and cat food
That’s why your front porch is the only one
I keep coming back to
Don’t you know what it’s like living on the streets
Does anyone care that there’s no one to comfort me
Can’t you tell how long it’s been since I was rubbed
Can’t you see in my eyes I’ve never been loved

Chorus:
You have me around your finger
So tightly wrapped, I’m a stray cat (meow)
If you feed me once I will linger
I’ll always come back, I’m a stray cat (meow)

Chorus:
You have me around your finger
So tightly wrapped, I’m a stray cat (meow)
If you feed me once I will linger
I’ll always come back, I’m a stray cat (meow)