[00:31.47]Took my first breath where the muddy brazoss
[00:35.26]Pills into the gulf of mexico
[00:39.06]Where the skylines colored by chemical plants
[00:42.99]Put bread on the table of a working man
[00:47.00]Where the working man does his best to provide
[00:51.11]Safety and shelter for kids and a wife
[00:55.10]Given a little of his soul everyday making overtime
[01:00.56]To keep the wolves away
[01:38.00]I was barely thirteen when the company man
[01:41.91]Tried to dig my daddy's grave
[01:46.10]It happened on a french owned tanker ship
[01:49.63]Spilling poison into Galveston Bay
[01:53.68]Where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes
[01:57.59]Silenced any mortal cries
[02:01.85]Codeine the grit but death stinging in pain
[02:05.44]He fought like hell to keep the wolves away
[02:44.47]For the next few years dad was sick as a dog
[02:48.38]But he made a recovery just to spite the odds
[02:52.65]Settlement came and we moved out of town
[02:56.16]Where the sky isn't heavy with refinery clouds
[03:00.97]Yeah he's still alive he's doing good he's in his fifties
[03:04.28]But the money's running out
[03:06.48]And he's pinching for pennies
[03:08.82]So I'm going for broke with every song I play
[03:12.30]Cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away