I've Got A Tiger By The Tail, it's plain to see;   I won't be much when you get thru' with me.   Well, I'm a losing weight and a turnin' mighty pale.   Looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.      Well, I 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 livin' takes the wind from my sails   And it looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.      I've Got A Tiger By The Tail, it's plain to see;   I won't be much when you get thru' with me.   Well,I'm a losing weight and a turnin' mighty pale.   Looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.      Well, ev'ry night you drag me where the bright lights are found;    There ain't no way to slow you down   I'm as 'bout 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's plain to see;   I won't be much when you get thru' with me.   Well,I'm a losing weight and a turnin' mighty pale.   Looks like I've Got A Tiger By The Tail.