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3 Legged Dog

...and all across the vacant lot
Ghosts in the headlights
The world is brutal, man
Only a liar’d tell you otherwise

3 legged dog, 3 legged dog
Wandering through the rubble
What you’re looking for, you won’t find it here
You’re in a world of trouble

What happened that made you this way
How do you make it through the day
You could teach me a thing or two about faith
3 legged dog
What was it man, just bad luck
Standing in the same road as a half ton truck
3 legged dog, 3 legged dog

Your coat is torn and matted
The light’s gone out in your eyes
Some burned out skeleton of a car
Is that where you sleep at night?

Yeah, 3 legged dog
Ugly as sin, no one would take you in
3 legged dog
On your own in this world alone
3 legged dog

The stench of burning tires or something worse
Depending where the wind is blowing
Where’s the place you go when you’ve given up
But, still you keep on going
Still you keep on going

3 legged dog, 3 legged dog
What you’re looking for, you won’t find it here
You’re in a world of trouble
3 legged dog, 3 legged dog
Wandering through the rubble
3 legged dog, 3 legged dog