Song Description

This song is about the return of the wolf to Yellowstone and central Idaho. This reintroduction remains a polarizing and controversial issue. My view is somewhere in the middle. I love to watch and photograph wolves and listen to their howls. But I don't

Lyrics

1st Verse
They shot him and they poisoned him, they caught him in their snares
They killed his pups inside the den and no one seemed to care
For many years his haunting song was silenced in the west
And most folks thought a landscape without wolves was for the best
2nd Verse
Biologists and politicians, arguements and rants
They signed the papers and they gave the wolf another chance
And through the arch of Roosevelt, from Canada they came
To their new home in Yellowstone with numbers but no names
Chorus
He's a hero, he's a villian, he's a blessing and a curse
Now the ranchers and the outfitters are fearing for the worst
And those who thought they knew it all found they had a lot to learn
Since that winter day back in'95 when the wolf made his return
3rd Verse
In Idaho, the hunters are now careful with their hounds
A lion dog inside the wolf's domain will be cut down
They'll rip him into pieces, and they'll feed on the remains
The ecosystem is complete, but the west is not the same
A powderkeg of controversy follows in his tracks
You love him, or you hate him, but he's definitely back
His mournful cry will follow him wherever he may roam
But soon he won't be safe outside the lines of Yellowstone
Chorus
He's a hero, he's a villian, he's a legend and a ghost
To the die-hards with their spotting scopes, he's the one they love the most
And those who thought they knew it all found they had a lot to learn
Since that winter day back in '95 when the wolf made his return
Since that winter day back in '95 when the wolf made his return