Uncle Lucius - Keep the wolves away

^BmTook my first breath where the muddy Brazos spills into the Gulf of Mexico ^{D A}Where the skylines covered my chemical plants that put bread on the table of^G a workin man ^BmWell the workin man does his best to provide safety and shelter for kids and^D a wife ^AGiven a little of his soul everyday makin overtime to keep the wolves away ^G

^BmWell I was barely thirteen when the company man tried to dig my daddy's grav^De ^AIt happened on a French owned tanker ship spillin' poison into Galveston Bay^{G Bm}The liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes silenced, any moans or cri^Des ^ACold and the Grit, the damn stinkin pain but he fought like hell to keep the^G wolves away.

^BmFor the next few years dad was sick as a dog but he made a recovery just to ^Dspite the odds. Settlement^A came and we moved out of town where the sky isn't heavy with refi^Gnery clouds. ^BmYeah he's still alive he's doing good he's in his fifties but the money's ru^Dnnin out and he's pinchin pennies So I'm goi^Ang for broke with every song I play, cause now it's my turn to kee^Gp the wolves away.