Countin' shadows on the alley walls tonight
Hey, my little kitty, lookin' pretty
Love at first sight
Prowlin' down the streets of the city
I'm kickin' it out
You can't take me alone

Lookin' for a meal, settle for a snack
Blow my whistle real loud
To keep the dogs off my back
Hangin' out on the edge of the city
Checkin' it out
Can't cage me

I'm just a stray
Too far from home
Hidin' my wounds
I'm runnin' along
The one that I save's
The only one that I own
I'm eight lives gone

Crashin' in the cans, tryin' to find my way home
Tracin' down my tracks
Where the fat cats roam
Hold me tight around the collar
Sure feels fine
Hear me holler

I'm just a stray
Too far from home
Hidin' my wounds
I'm runnin' along
The one that I save's
The only one that I own
I'm eight lives gone

Back on the street
Livin' the dare
Walkin' the edge
I'm too tough to care
Down to the bone
Got only one life to spare
I'm eight lives gone

Gotta get it up, live it up, keep it up
'Cause it's time to show
Makin' my way, time to play, here to stay
But I can't pass go
Killin' my time with a line, feelin' fine
It's all cut and dry, full of lies
Won't take me alive

Chasin' shadows on the alley walls tonight
Hey, my little kitty, lookin' pretty
Love at first sight
Prowlin' down the streets of the city
I'm kickin' it out
Please please me

I'm just a stray
Too far from home
Hidin' my wounds
I'm runnin' along
The one that I save's
The only one that I own
I'm eight lives gone

Back on the street
Livin' the dare
Walkin' the edge
I'm too tough to care
Down to the bone
Got only one life to spare
I'm eight lives gone

I'm just a stray
Too far from home
Hidin' my wounds
I'm runnin' along
The one that I save's
The only one that I own
I'm eight lives gone

Back on the street
Livin' the dare
Walkin' the edge
I'm too tough to care