'Black Dog,' - a beautiful song by Chris Rea - the lyrics are guaranteed to put a lump in your throat. Worth the 99 cent download from Itunes. I listen to this often.

"Black dog barking in a cold grey light
He pulls the chain and he pulls it tight
This ain't no lonesome wail, that boy ain't faking
He bites the steel and he claws the ground
He pulls again and he spins around
His eyes are raging and his burning lungs are steaming

He wanna walk in the sun
Feel love like anyone
No one knows that black dog better than I
I said no one knows that black dog better than I

When I see him running I can see me
Teeth in the collar and he's tearing it free
Spit out the leather and the cold studs that kept you from singing
Run 'til you're bleeding run 'til you're hot
'Til the memory of all this you've long since forgot
Run 'til forever 'til the bells of your freedom are ringing

He wanna walk in the sun
Feel love like anyone
No one knows that black dog better than I
I said no one knows that black dog better than I."

By Chris Rea
From the (wonderful) album 'God's Great Banana Skin'
©1992 Magnet Records, a Time Warner company
(Available by paid download from itunes.ca or your favourite download site)

Anthem for the chained dog: 'Black Dog,' by Chris Rea