Pink Floyd - Dogs lyrics

You got to be crazy
You gotta have a real need
Gotta sleep on your toes and
When you're on the street
Got to be able to pick out the
Easy meat with your eyes closed
And then moving in silently
Down wind and out of sight
You got to strike when the moment is right
Without thinking and after a while
You can work on points for style
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile
You have to be trusted by the
People that you lie to
So that when they turn their backs on you
You'll get the chance to put the knife in

You gotta keep one eye
Looking over your shoulder
You know, it's going to get harder
Harder and harder as you get older
Yeah, and in the end you'll pack
Up and fly down south
Hide your head in the sand
Just another sad old man
All alone and dying of cancer

And when you lose control
You'll reap the harvest you have sown
And as the fear grows
The bad blood slows and turns to stone
And it's too late to lose the weight
You used to need to throw around
So have a good drown
As you go down all alone
Dragged down by the stone

(Stone, stone, stone…)

Got to admit that I'm a little bit confused
Sometimes it seems to me as
If I'm just being used gotta stay awake
Gotta try and shake off This creeping malaise
If I don't stand my own ground
How can I find my way out of this maze?
Deaf, dumb and blind
You just keep on pretending
That everyone's expendable and no one
Has a real friend
And it seems to you the thing to
Do would be to isolate the winner
Everything's done under the sun but you
Believe at heart everyone's a killer

Who was born in a house full of pain?
Who was trained not to spit in the fan?
Who was told what to do by the man?
Who was broken by trained personnel?
Who was fitted with collar and chain?
Who was given a pat on the back?
Who was breaking away from the pack?
(Breaking away)
Who was only a stranger at home?
(Only a stranger)
Who was ground down in the end? (Ground down)
Who was found dead on the phone? (Found dead)
Who was dragged down by the stone?
Who was dragged down by the stone?