Junk Yard Dog

just a junk yard dog trying to stake my claim
confined canine, collar and chain
i can smell for miles, but no one would know
got no tail to wag, got no room to grow

just a junk yard dog, and it just ain't right
practice my bark, just never my bite
and if you were to tell me, i just wouldn't believe
that the sharpest teeth were named after me

just a junk yard dog, they got me on a leash
they keep my alive, give me just enough to eat
when i'm just about to starve, and die all alone
they throw me some fat and watch me gnaw on the bone

just a junk yard dog, i'm starting to use my wits
cause there's gotta be more to life than sleeping where you shit
got a bright idea, yeah it's common sense
gonna dig a big hole right under the fence

just a junk yard dog, and i got no excuse
cause i'm skinny enough to ditch this noose
i'm ready to go, but still I wait
cause there's no way to know what's beyond that gate

just a junk yard dog, the wolves would be ashamed
i stopped howling at the moon cause it ain't the one to blame
i sit here with the chickens cause i'm scared to be free
just a junk yard, and that's what i'll always be