I've got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see

I won't be much when you get through with me

Well, I'm losin' weight and a turnin' mighty pale

Looks like I got a tiger by the tail.



Well, I thought the day I met you

You were meek as a lamb

Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans

Now the pace we're livin' takes the wind from my sail

And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail.



(repeat chorus)



Every night you drag me

Where the bright lights are found

There ain't no way to slow you down

I'm about as helpless as a leaf in a gale

And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail.



(repeat chorus)