Put your money down
  Take your choice
  That's the way it is
  every time with these boys
  and you sense no shame
  and you feel no disgrace
  Somebody wins
  somebody loses
  It's a dirty dirty race
  oh my life
  it's a dog's life
    One empty Monday
  out of the blue
  Took a good luck turn
  Started something new
    Out of the gutter
  Out of the rain
  Out of my head
  and I'm feeling no pain
  oh my life/feeling no pain
  take the strain
  It's a dog's life
    Ducking in the shadows
  Diving in the dark
  Rolling with the punches
  Striking at the heart
  Touching all the sense's
  Breaking those taboos
  Bursting at the seams
  Blowing all my fuses
    The turning of a page
  The burning of a book
  (If you're) talking out of turn
  (It's) just the way you look
    When the time is right
  But the shape is wrong
  and you find yourself
  where you don't belong
    Back to reality
  Back on the line
  Back into this and you'll feel no pain
  You wanna do it one more time
  We can do it once again
  Oh my life
  It's a dog's life