Well, you think that you can lie, tell me alibis   And it's alright   Keep the grapevine line working overtime   On your late nights      You think that you can say some words and take away the hurt   And I'll still be your number one   But when it ain't working out we got a saying down South   'Baby that dog won't hunt'      Baby that dog won't hunt   You can hang up your guns   Break my heart, want a new start   Baby that dog won't hunt      Well, it's been open season on your double dealing   And it's so wrong   I guess that I've been a fool playing by the rules   For too long      Well, I've been sitting here at home with the porch light on   You've been chasing everything that runs   Well, let me put this in your ear, make it be so clear   Baby that dog won't hunt      Baby that dog won't hunt   You can hang up your guns   Break my heart, and then you want a new start   Baby that dog won't hunt      Baby that dog won't hunt   So you can hang up your guns   Break my heart, then you want a new start   Baby that dog won't hunt