Lyrics Conversation With A Dog - Sting

Conversation With A Dog

I asked my dog what he thought the best in man
He said, «The love you dispense to me twice daily from a can.»
I said, «Why do you think my question funny?
And where would you be without my money?»
I said, «There may be some quality in us you must treasure.»
«It's despair,"he said, «of which your money is the measure.»
Walk like a dog
Like anybody can
I said, «What about our politics, philosophy, our history?»
He said, «If there is something admirable in these it is a mystery.»
«But there must be something in our system tell me at your leisure.»
«It's despair,"he said, «of which your borders are the measure.»
Walk like a dog
Talk like a man
Walk like a dog
Like anybody can
I said, «What about technology, computers, nuclear fission?»
«I'm terrified of radiation, hate the television.»
I said, «There must be something in our scientific treasure.»
«It's despair,"he said, «of which your weapons are the measure.»
«Feed me, you can beat me. I will love you till I die.
But don’t ask for admiration and don’t ever ask me why.»
I said, «Why wait till now to demonstrate displeasure?»
«It's despair,"he said, «of which my silence was the measure.»
Walk like a dog
Talk like a man
Walk like a dog
Like anybody can