It was mine before I met you It was mine before I'd let you come closer and hold it and know it The way you once knew me It was mine before you knew me It was mine before you'd chose me and use me and lose me, refuse me The way you're now refusing to Gimme back my dog It was mine before I'd see you It was mine before I'd believe you When you said "I need you" it seems that you were just throwing me a bone And it was mine before you found me It was mine before you'd hound me and bound me, ground me then pound me Like a stray with no way home Like a dirty stray dog with no way home So come on girl, you gotta give me some credit It was mine before you'd go get it and pet it and let it run When you threw the damn thing it's ball And it was mine before you liked me It was mine before you'd try me, lie to me and try to deny me That you ever loved me at all, yeah so Gimme back my dog