I Am Not a Dog on a Chain lyrics

I am not a dog on a chain

I use my own brain

I can turn the conversation off

I'm too clever to be robbed

I am not a dog on a chain

Thanks all the same

I have patience and I have time

Both of which are mine

I hear a call, I hear a cry

I raise my voice, I have no choice

I raise my hand, I hammer twice

I see no point in being nice

I am not a dog on a chain

I use my own brain

I do not read newspapers

They are troublemakers

Listen out for what's not shown to you

And there you'll find the truth

For in a civilized and careful way

They'll sculpture all your views

So open up your nervous mouth

And feel the words come streaming out

In volume, pitch and rising cries

Opening your blinkered eyes

For otherwise, you'll never know

Who you are or all that you can do

If you want to, if you want to

If you want to

I am not a dog on a chain

You've got to be insane

One is company and two is a crowd

And crowds are loud

Oh, maybe I'll be skinned alive

By Canada Goose because of my views

Because of the truth, because of my fleece

Because of my niece, like drinking ink, the words explode

Fatter than fists, louder than blows

Fatter than fists, louder than blows

The dead are dead, ice cold and hard

To where they can't be overcharged

They have no breath, they have no eyes

At least they won't be going twice

• Artist:Morrissey
• Album:I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (2020)