[Verse 1] There’s a black dog on my shoulder again Licking my neck and saying she’s my friend Soltitude the one thing that I really miss Guess my life is a compromise [Pre-Chorus 1] There’s a black dog on my shoulder again   I’m playing with it but it’s gone to my head   Like carlito’s way there are no exit signs. [Chorus 1] Freeze me there until I’m numb My mouth is so dry my eyes are shut tight There’s a black dog a coming tonight Black dogs a coming tonight          [Instrumental]      [Verse 2] My dilemma but not my choice Winston Churchill can you hear my voice Melodrama there in my kitchen sink Double vision the way it is      [Pre-chorus 2] Am I coming home to you again Or am I stupid just by design Does it matter if you really ever know. [Chorus 2] This black dog is out of control My mouth is so dry my eyes are shut tight There’s a black dog a coming tonight Black dogs a coming tonight. [Instrumental]              [x2] [Pre-Chorus 3] Am I coming home to you again Or am I stupid just by design Does it matter if you really ever know. [Chorus 3] This black dog is out of control My mouth is so dry my eyes are shut tight There’s a black dog a coming tonight Black dogs a coming tonight. [Outro]