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 through with me
 Well, I'm losin' weight and a turnin' mighty pale
 Looks like I 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
 Now the pace we're livin' takes the wind from my sail
 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 through with me
 Well, I'm losin' weight and a turnin' mighty pale
 Looks like I got a tiger by the tail
 Every night you drag me
 Where the bright lights are found
 There ain't no way to slow you down
 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's plain to see
 I won't be much when you get through with me
 Well, I'm losin' weight and a turnin' mighty pale
 Looks like I got a tiger by the tail