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've been all night drivin' hefers, closer in to lower ground
And I spent the mornin' thinkin',
About the ones the wolves pulled down
Charlie Barton and his family, stopped today to say goodbye
Said the bank was takin' over, the last few years were just too dry
And I promised that I'd visit, when they found a place in town
And I spent a long time thinkin', about the ones the wolves pulled
down
Lord please shine a light of hope, on those of us who fall behind
And when we stumble in the snow
Will you help us up while there's still time
I don't mean to be complainin' lord you've always seen me through
And I know you've 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 thinkin'
About the ones the wolves pulled down
Lord keep me from being the one the wolves pull down