Alone With the Owl by Jason Molina Lyrics

Alone with the owls howling pain, pain, pain
Alone with the owls howling pain
Alone with the owls howling pain, pain, pain
You don't have to live this way

While I lived, was I a stray black dog?
While I lived, was I a stray black dog?
While I lived, was I anything at all?
Did I have to live this way?
I stood beside the ocean, not a single wave
Beside the ocean, not a single wave
Beside the ocean, not a single wave
Not a single thing left to say

With the owl howling pain, pain, pain
With the ocean howling the same
With my life howling the same
Did I have to live this way?