Rebecca de la Torre - Black Dog Lyrics

When I was young I would always dream
Life would be better than it seemed
I would walk around in a fog
Than came the day I met that dog

Whether I am up or I am down
I can count on him being around
He's my black dog; my constant friend
He will be there until the bitter end

That old black dog; that damn black dog
I try to keep him on his tattered leash
He's got a lesson he wants to teach
That old black dog; that damn black dog

He will bring me down when I am up
I've known him since I was a pup
God knows that I surely don't need him
He bites the hand that tries to feed him

I often thought I would outgrow him
You will hate him if you know him
Where he came from its hard to tell
He was bred from the hounds of hell

That old black dog; that damn black dog
I try to keep him on his tattered leash
He's got a lesson he wants to teach
That old black dog; that damn black dog

He gives me a world full of strife
Will he follow me in the next life?
Can I finally leave him behind?
Can I erase him from my mind?

That old black dog; that damn black dog
I try to keep him on his tattered leash
He's got a lesson he wants to teach
That old black dog; that damn black dog
He clings to me like a bloody leech
My black dog; That damn black dog