Shaken awake Under attack A pounding shaking the foundations in the back More bump and thump Than pit-a-pat So stick a toe out in the cold mumbling be right back The lightest step to find there's nothing to look at And then it's back to bed good luck with that Now introduce A little doubt A seed of worry creep across a wrinkled brow The mind is on The lights are out Without a positive ID no telling what's about So up again in an attempt to flush them out And now there's no mistaking It's the truth Yeah, yeah Cats on the roof Yeah, yeah Ok and now the gauntlet's down Rush out with just the boots on swinging You new people think you're tough You left the left-side window open just enough For me to do my stuff If it's a war you want I'll be the first to call that bluff Stop when my position becomes clear enough And now you can't deny it It's the truth Yeah, yeah Cats on the roof Yeah, yeah We've been here for years you'd best steer clear Or just revise your thinking ♪ Woke up from protracted sleep, the ice was melting Stretching limbs I thought of dreams and what they might mean A thousand things I put on hold for the time being Time to rise and tend to them or go back to sleep Ohhh ohhhhh ohhhhh ♪ It's the truth Yeah, yeah Cats on the roof Yeah, yeah Let's call a truce Yeah, yeah Cats own the roof Yeah, yeah And now the wire paying out Press down the plunger hard and look out