[Verse 1]
That black dog that waits at your back door
You leave scraps it keeps coming back for
If you stop feeding that black dog
Maybe it won't come back no more
You risk your life to make sure that it's safe
You let it sleep in the bows of your ribcage
If you stop feeding that black dog
Maybe it won't come back again
I know it's hard to go it alone
But my love, you're in [?]
They're gonna eat you alive here and sell

[Verse 2]
When it comes and hangs around your feet
And brings you dead things it's found on the street
You'd better stop feeding that black dog
Or you might be next, baby
I was once glad just to be around you
But you've not been the same since it found you
If you stop feeding that black dog
Maybe mine won't come around too

[Verse 3]
I know you miss all the love it brought
But it's not worth the trouble it caused
You're better off lonely because
That black dog that waits at your back door
You leave scraps it keeps coming back for
If you stop feeding that black dog
Maybe it won't come back no more
If you stop feeding that black dog
Maybe it won't come back no more