Black cats cross my path But I gotta hand that ain't gonna lose Tell me I'll never get what I'm after You're gonna wake up rude I got a friend that always says "Man You gotta play it safe and cool" But I'm not one to sit and wait for life To throw me a bone ♪ Black cats cross my path But I never let it change my mood Just another wrench thrown into my day It's nothing new I know a man, he always says to Play it straight and call it a day But I'm not one to put my life in hands Of corporate saint Watch you distend yourself And draw your claws out Watch you distend yourself While you hiss and growl ♪ Black cats cross my path But I gotta hand ain't gonna fold Even when you thought that you had me You were never close Black cats cross my path But I never let 'em get in the way They can scare off the others I'll stay to play Watch you distend yourself And draw your claws out Watch you distend yourself While you hiss and growl