if i was but a cow that you milked before dawn what would you say when you came and all my milk was gone if i was but wolf with teeth that caught the light id open wide like the starry sky as i came down to strike thinking bout a thought to cut the net that im caught in i saw myself slip into a thought that im not in if all i was was time like the howl of a hound in your mind would every second that passes you by send a shiver down your spine thinking bout a thought to cut the net that im caught in i saw myself slip into a thought that im not in but if i was what i am nothing less than man i realize a reason is not because i can