Lyrics

I'D LIKE TO BE THE MAN MY DOG THINKS I AM
Michael McGrew
© 1998 McGrewsongs, ASCAP


I'd like to be the man my dog thinks I am
I know I'd go to heaven if I could be that good
So I'm trying to act like my dog thinks I should

You know the later I come home, the happier he is to see me
And I don't have to buy chocolates or flowers or jewelry
And he likes it when my old drinkin' buddies come over
You know the more I learn about life the more I love old Rover

I'd like to be the man my dog thinks I am

He don't spend hours in the bathroom cluttering up my sink
In fact he only comes in there for a quick little drink
He likes petting in public and his mama don't visit
And if he's got a problem you can bet he'll lick it

I'd like to be the man my dog thinks I am
I know I'd go to heaven if I could be that good
&So I'm trying to act like my dog thinks I should

I don't have to call home every time I'm running late
He thinks all my jokes are funny, and that I sing great
He don't crey, he don't pout, he don't ever want a foot rub
He's his same happy old self every day of the month

I'd like to be the man my dog thinks I am

And you know daogs don't want to stop and examine the relationship
Or ask you to make mid-life course corrections
And dogs understand that following your instincts
Is better than stopping to ask for directions
And dogs like it when you leave stuff laying around on the floor
You don't have to wait on a dog to get ready
He's ready to go when you are

I'd like to be the man my dog thinks I am
I know I'd go to heaven if I could be that good
So I'm trying to act like my dog thinks I should