Conversation With A Dog Lyrics - Sting

I asked my dog what he thought the best in man 

He said, "The love you dispense to me twice daily from a can." 

I said, "Why do you think my question funny? 

And where would you be without my money?" 

I said, "There may be some quality in us you must treasure." 

"It's despair," he said, "of which your money is the measure." 

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I said, "What about our politics, philosophy, our history?" 

He said, "If there is something admirable in these it is a mystery." 

"But there must be something in our system tell me at your leisure." 

"It's despair," he said, "of which your borders are the measure." 

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I said, "What about technology, computers, nuclear fission?" 

"I'm terrified of radiation, hate the television." 

I said, "There must be something in our scientific treasure." 

"It's despair," he said, "of which your weapons are the measure." 

"Feed me, you can beat me. I will love you till I die. 

But don't ask for admiration and don't ever ask me why." 

I said, "Why wait till now to demonstrate displeasure?" 

"It's despair," he said, "of which my silence was the measure." 

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