Sting Police - Conversation With a Dog LYRICS

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."



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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."



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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