Karaoké Keep the Wolves Away Uncle Lucius

Took my first breath where the muddy Brazos spills into the Gulf of Mexico

Where the skyline's colored by chemical plants to put bread on the table of the workin' man

Where the workin' man does his best to provide safety and shelter for kids and a wife

Given little of his soul every day

Makin' overtime to keep the wolves away

Well I was barely thirteen when the company man tried to dig my dad his grave

It happened on a French owned tanker ship spillin' 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 stingin' 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 just to spite the odds

The settlement came and we moved out of town where the sky isn't heavy with refinery clouds

Yeah he's still alive

He's doin' good

He's in his fifties

But the money's runnin' out and he's pinchin' for pennies

So goin' for broke with every song I've made

'Cos now it's my turn to keep the wolves away