January's always bitter but Lord this one beats all

The wind ain't quit for weeks now, the drifts are ten feet tall

I been all night driving heifers, closer in to lower ground

Then I spent the morning thinking

About the ones the wolves pulled down

Charlie Barton and his family stopped today to say goodbye

He said the bank was taking over, the last few years was just too dry

I promised that I'd visit when they found a place in town

Then I spent a long time thinking

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

Could you help us up while there's still time?

I don't mean to be complaining, Lord you've always pulled me through

And I know you've got a reason for everything you do

But tonight outside my window there's that lonesome, mournful sound

And I can't keep from thinking

About the ones the wolves pulled down

Lord keep me from being the one the wolves pull down