Wanted man Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rubio 

Cover art for Wanted man lyrics by Howie Beck

this one is a bit hard to figure out for me. the black-eyed dog (quoted from a nick drake song as far as i know) stands for death and it sounds like at times he is talking to somebody who's already deceased.

a friend of mine even said it might be a dissing of eric clapton (his fame, and the death of his son), based on some lines in the song and the guitar fill in the outro which resembles the "tears in heaven" lick, but i don't share that opinion.