Lyric discussion by Dressed2Depress 

Cover art for Thirsty Dog lyrics by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

another one of Nick's rockier songs, I can personally relate to this song. The opening few lines are brilliant i love the way he compares a relationship to war.

The chorus and song title Thirsty Dog is in the song the nameof a pub where the protagonist of the song sits, drinks presumably and feels sorry for himself and for all that he has done.

Its a very insincere apology and imo reflects the nature of the relationship that nick is trying to describe where the protagonist just feels restricted by his lover and has to constantly apoligise just for living his life the way he does.