You know better, babe
You know better, babe
Than to look at it
Look at it like that
You know better, babe
You know better, babe
Than to talk to it
Talk to it like that

Don't give it a hand
Offer it a soul
Honey, make this easy
Leave it to the land
This is what it knows
Honey, that's how it sleeps

Don't let it in with no intention to keep it
Jesus Christ, don't be kind to it
Honey, don't feed it, it will come back

You know better, babe
You know better, babe
Than to smile at me
Smile at me like that
You know better, babe
You know better, babe
Than to hold me just
Hold me just like that

I know who I am when I'm alone
I'm something else when I see you
You don't understand
You should never know
How easy you are to need

Don't let me in with no intention to keep me
Jesus Christ, don't be kind to me
Honey, don't feed me, I will come back

It can't be unlearned
I've known the warmth of your doorways
Through the cold, I'll find my way back to you
Oh, please, give me mercy no more
That's a kindness you can't afford
I warn you, babe, each night, as sure as you're born
You'll hear me howlin' outside your door

Don't you hear me howlin', babe?
Don't you hear me howlin', babe?
Don't you hear me howlin', babe?
Don't you hear me howlin'?
Don't you hear me howlin'?
Don't you hear me howlin', babe?