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?