I've Got A Tiger By The Tail Lyrics - Harlan Howard

I've got a tiger by the tail it's plain to see 

And I won't be much when you get through with me 

I'm losing weight and turning mighty pale and it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail 

Now I've thought the day I met you you were meek as a lamb 

Just the kind to fit my dreams and plans 

But now the pace we're living takes the wind from the sails 

And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail 

I've got a tiger by the tail... 

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Now every night you drag me where the bright lights are found 

There ain't no way to slow you down 

And I'm about as helpless as a leaf in a gale 

And it looks like I've got a tiger by the tail 

I've got a tiger by the tail... 

It looks like I've got a tiger by the tail