If I'd have wanted
something jumping on me
If I'd have needed something in my face
If I'da known you'd be
barking orders,
moving in, tearing up this place
Oo h, playing games
If I'da wanted just a warm companion
If I'da needed me a new best friend
If I'da known what was bound to happen
If I'da smelled what I was stepping in
Oo h, I'd spare myself the pain
Oo h, if I'd have wanted
to play those games
I would have bought a dog
I would have made him feel
He wouldn't break my heart
Just like you've always been
Can't be happy in his own backyard
You never want to wander off too far
If I had known loving you would be so hard
I would have bought a dog
I should have kept you on that short leash
I can't make you sit or stay
I should've gone ahead
and got a doghouse
You're always in there anyway
Ooh, yeah, you're always chasing tail
Ooh, you're fighting on your tail
I would've bought a dog
I wouldn't leave him, Bill
He wouldn't break my heart
Just like you always will
He'd be happy in his own backyard
He'd never wanna wander up to the floor
If I didn't know loving
you would be so hard
I would have bought a dog
Yeah, I would have bought a dog
I would have bought a gun
And I would have named him Bill