[Verse 1] She came through the firs with a split-tail moon A wolf in the bracken, a scar on her tune He nosed through the ash with a city-tired gait A dog with his collar long bent by the weight He froze when she stared, and she showed her teeth Then the wind laid a blanket of needles beneath One growl, one bark, then a long quiet space Two lonely strangers in the same dark place [Pre-Chorus] And the night held still Like a held-back breath They were built for run Not for standing close to death [Chorus] Wolf and dog, wolf and dog Strange as rain on stone Wolf and dog, wolf and dog Neither one alone You and I, we hold fast Through the wreckage, through the flood Wolf and dog, wolf and dog That is brother blood [Verse 2] She knew the creek path, he knew the fence Where the city ends and the roots make sense He shared a torn crust from a park bench day She kept watch while the coyotes stayed away She taught him how to read the bent black trees He taught her the sound of a door left free No chains, no packs, just a pact in the pines Two wounded hearts learning better lines [Pre-Chorus] And the dawn came gold On their dusty coats They found in each other What the cold world stole [Chorus] Wolf and dog, wolf and dog Strange as rain on stone Wolf and dog, wolf and dog Neither one alone You and I, we hold fast Through the wreckage, through the flood Wolf and dog, wolf and dog That is brother blood [Bridge] When the hunters came With their hard white light She stood at his left He stayed at her right No prize, no plea Just a snarled-up prayer We do not break What we found out there [Final Chorus] Wolf and dog, wolf and dog Strange as rain on stone Wolf and dog, wolf and dog Neither one alone You and I, we hold fast Through the wreckage, through the flood Wolf and dog, wolf and dog That is brother blood Wolf and dog, wolf and dog We won’t let go now Wolf and dog, wolf and dog We made a vow somehow
