Wolves

(album: No Fences - 1990)

January's always bitter
But Lord this one beats all
The wind ain't quit for weeks now
And the drifts are ten feet tall
I been all night driving heifers
Closer in to lower ground
Then I spent the morning thinking
'Bout the ones the wolves pulled down

Charlie Barton and his family
Stopped today to say goodbye
He said the bank was taking over
The last few years were just too dry
And I promised that I'd visit
When they found a place in town
Then I spent a long time thinking
'Bout the ones the wolves pull down

Lord please shine a light of hope
On those of us who fall behind
And when we stumble in the snow
Could you help us up while there's still time

Well I don't mean to be complaining Lord
You've always seen me through
And I know you got your reasons
For each and every thing you do
But tonight outside my window
There's a lonesome mournful sound
And I just can't keep from thinking
'Bout the ones the wolves pull down

Oh Lord keep me from being
The one the wolves pull down