Keep the Wolves Away
Took my first breath, where the muddy Brazos
Spills into the Gulf of Mexico
The skyline's colored by chemical plants
T'put bread on the table of the working man
The working man does his best to provide
Safety and shelter for kids and a wife
Given a little of his soul everyday
Making overtime to keep the wolves away
Well, I was barely thirteen when the company man
Tried to dig my daddy's grave
It happened on a French owned tanker ship
Spilling poison in the Galveston Bay
Where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes
Silenced any mortal cries
Cold and the grip of death stinging pain
He fought like hell to keep the wolves away
For the next few years dad was sick as a dog
But he made a recovery despite the odds
Settlement came and we moved out of town
Where the sky isn't heavy with refinery clouds
He's still alive he's doing good he's in his fifties
But the money's running out, he's pinching his pennies
I'm going for broke with song I've made
Cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away
Spills into the Gulf of Mexico
The skyline's colored by chemical plants
T'put bread on the table of the working man
The working man does his best to provide
Safety and shelter for kids and a wife
Given a little of his soul everyday
Making overtime to keep the wolves away
Well, I was barely thirteen when the company man
Tried to dig my daddy's grave
It happened on a French owned tanker ship
Spilling poison in the Galveston Bay
Where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes
Silenced any mortal cries
Cold and the grip of death stinging pain
He fought like hell to keep the wolves away
For the next few years dad was sick as a dog
But he made a recovery despite the odds
Settlement came and we moved out of town
Where the sky isn't heavy with refinery clouds
He's still alive he's doing good he's in his fifties
But the money's running out, he's pinching his pennies
I'm going for broke with song I've made
Cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away
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Writer(s): Kevin O'neil Galloway
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