I hope you don't mind That I put down in words And you can tell everybody this is your song How wonderful life is while you're in the world It's a little bit funny this feeling inside I'm not one of those who can easily hide, I Don't have much money but

I want to play with your poodle Can I play with your poodle? I mean your little poodle dog! I wanna play with your poodle Now lend an ear folks while I sing this song Don't get mad, I don't mean no harm! Yes, that little poodle got a long shaggy tail

Slow down my beating heart In a little while Slowly, slowly love Surely you'll be mine In a little while, I'll be there This hurt will hurt no more I'll be home, love When the night takes a deep breath And the daylight has no air

I'm not here This isn't happening That's not me Where I please I walk through walls I float down the Liffey In a little while

We sent the summer out in style She's gone but she left me with a smile I laugh when I start to think about us ?Cause she was mine for a little while Hot sun, dancin' on the river We'd sit on the bank and watch the world roll by Our feet in the water,

And she believes in me, I'll never know just what she sees in me With my little songs, I was wrong But she has faith in me, and so I go on trying faithfully While she lays sleeping, I stay out late at night and play my songs And sometimes all the nights

Any way, any way, only for a little while And I know anyday, anyday, I will see you smile You were talking and I thought I heard you say "Please leave me alone Nothing in this world can make me stay I'd rather go back, I'd rather go back home" But if you

Back in the doghouse What did I do wrong? Yeah, back in the doghouse And I'm singing this song, well And I'm singing this song With things alright for a little while But then the story of my life Was gonna wipe that smile You heard the born of a bad sign

It's got to get better in a little while. Don't you know what's wrong with me? I'm seeing things I don't want to see. Sniffing things that ain't no good for me. I'm going down fast, won't you say a prayer for me? The sun's got to shine on my guitar

It's got to get better in a little while. Don't you know what's wrong with me? I'm seeing things I don't want to see. Sniffing things that ain't no good for me. I'm going down fast, won't you say a prayer for me? The sun's got to shine on my guitar