Children and Dogs - Graham Parker

She said she just wanted a friend

And then she’d be good

Something to play with now again

And give lots of food

We’ve got a yard that’s big enough

She says he’s like a dream

But they’ve got us running round in circles

Like a pair of clowns it seems

Children and dogs will always win

Everyone knows that

I won’t work with either one again

It’s not in our contract

Children and dogs

Now I’m outside freezing to death

Just walking the dog

Instead of throwing myself at my wife

I’m throwing a log

We haven’t slept for two nights

He howls out at the moon

The kid says sometimes he bites

Can you bring a bunny rabbit home soon

Make you trip over your ankles

Do all kinds of things that rankle

Make you wanna go and drink a tankful

And remember when you were single

The bedroom’s got two carpets

And one sticks to your clothes

Let’s take a photo of all of us

Fixed grins in a family pose