Tom Russell - When the Wolves No Longer Sing
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Oh, the raven flies o’er these valleys, but he don’t make a sound
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O’er the deserts and the cities, he’s refusing to look down
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And the old songs are forgotten, gone with the raven on the wing
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And love no longer matters, and the wolves no longer sing
[Verse 2]
Am C Am
Now the old man sold his horses, his children sold the ranch
C Am C Am
And there’s roads all through that valley, where his ponies used to dance
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The dry wind sings a lonesome tune, a longing for the Spring
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And love no longer matters, and the wolves no longer sing
[Bridge]
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The Old Man sold his kingdom for a song
Bb F C
What’s happened to the music? Where have the wild ones gone?
[Verse 3]
C Am C Am
Now the rain will come again one day, the stars will keep on shining
C Am C Am
And the poets will return again, magic melody and rhyming
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And if god is out there somewhere, looking down on everything
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Then love will always matter, and the wolves will always sing
Am F C
Then love will always matter, and the wolves will always sing
[Outro]
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