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The Wolves of Laredo

from Two Rivers Crossing by Chris Murphy

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The wind is up from Mexico, drifting through the Rio Grande Whistling through the bones, scattered in the sand
Old man on the horizon, nothing but a shadow
Wondering where it went, wondering where to go

The wolves of Laredo, ghosts on the plateau
Singing the songs that they learned long ago
Now they're just memory, fading into the valley below
The wolves of Laredo

He had heard the stories his grandmother handed down
Of the wolves in the Arroyos, in the hills outside of town
The old woman said, "Let's gather under the ancient moonlight."
I felt a hand shining down on me likes spirits in the night

The wolves of Laredo, ghosts on the plateau
Singing the songs that they learned long ago
Now they're just memory fading into the valley below
The wolves of Laredo

Was drafted back in '68, got a tattoo and a gun
They sent him to the jungle, to do what had to be done
He lost his soul and lost his mind, like some carrion crow Slipping through his fingers, like the wolves of Laredo

The wolves of Laredo, ghosts on the plateau
Singing the songs that they learned long ago
Now they're just memory, fading into the valley below
The wolves of Laredo

The wind is up from Mexico, blowing through the Rio Grande
Whistling through the bones, scattered in the sand
He walks along the horizon, whistling Cotton-Eyed Joe Dreaming about the past and the wolves of Laredo

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from Two Rivers Crossing, released October 4, 2023

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Chris Murphy Santa Monica, California

Chris Murphy is an American musician, singer/songwriter \ multi-instrumentalist , composer, arranger, and producer. His music influences come from jazz, blues, country, classical, ethnic and electronic, resulting in a distinctly original and powerful voice. Cyrus Rhodes of NO DEPRESSION considers Murphy to be “one of the best songwriters in popular music unjustly flying under the radar.” ... more

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