Loving made so easy Hurting made so hard Underneath that precious fur You know there beats an angry heart Pretty as a picture Everybody's pet Maybe I'll get to tame her yet I can't live with the ghost You know I need you the most Mama don't stamp out the fire Let me sink into those golden eyes of desire Hey man, why'd you skin the cat Hey man, why'd you do that Hey man, why'd you skin the cat Curled up in the corner Soaking up the sun All it takes is one wild dog To make her turn on her heels and run This creature soft and gentle Lives unwritten laws It don't take much provocation To bring out those vicious claws I feel it the most I can't live with the ghost Mama don't stamp out the fire Let me sink into those golden eyes of desire Hey man, why'd you skin the cat Hey man, why'd you do that Hey man, why'd you skin the cat Hey girl, can't you smell a rat Hey man, why'd you do that Hey man, why'd you skin the cat Look at that creature Sitting in the window Soaking up the sun Who'd have believed that feline thing Could strike fear into the heart of anyone Out the door into the dark Across the street into the park Kitten turns into a lion Hunting for a pound of flesh That she can lie on Hey man, why'd you skin the cat Hey man, why'd you do that Hey man, why'd you skin the cat Hey girl, can't you smell a rat Hey man, why'd you do that Hey man, why'd you skin the cat