When the Wolf's at the Door (You've never known hunger or thirst or cruelty or...)

You’ve never known hunger until you have hung to
Half of a crumb for the emptiest jowl.
Gnash, gnash, gnash, bite, bite, bite,
Pangs up all night, night, night,
Tighten your belt against the growl.
Scavenge and fight, fight, fight,
Over a mite, mite, mite,
Dogs will eat Dogs when you hear the Wolf howl. You’ve never known thirst until you have cursed through
Parched and chapped lips whimpering for a drop.
Scratch, scratch, scratch, crack, crack, crack.
Rough as a tack, tack, tack,
Tighten your skin when the desert is hot.
Scorching your back, back, back,
Sandpaper track, track, track,
Arid and barren the Wolf dare not stop. You’ve never been trapped until you’re a lap dog
Misshapen pets that the nobles have broke.
Yip, yip, yip, yap, yap, yap,
Tiny jaws snap, snap, snap,
Tighten the leash until you choke.
Tricks for a clap, clap, clap,
Time for your nap, nap, nap,
Born as a freak where the Wolf is a joke. You've never been poor until you've emplored the
Beggars and vagrants for alms in the street.
Sneer, sneer, sneer, spit, spit, spit,
Shift where you sit, sit, sit,
Tighten your purse and the ends still don't meet.
Crimes to commit, mit, mit,
Don't give a shit, shit, shit,
You can't stay pure when the Wolf has to eat. You've never known cruelty until there are rules to
Keep you a beast for the city's disdain.
Mutt, mutt, mutt, cur, cur, cur,
Whip crack with spur, spur, spur,
Tighten your jaw against the pain.
Wrath to incur, cur, cur,
Blood, fang and fur, fur, fur,
Howl out your rage to the Wolf in vain. You've never been tired until you have tried to
Strive one more day and survive one day more.
Huff, huff, huff, pant, pant, pant,
Go when you can't, can't, can't,
Tighten your fist and don't wince at the claw.
Pant, pant, pant, huff, huff, huff,
Desperately tough, tough, tough,
Do what you must when the Wolf's at the Door.