[Verse 1] I took the old dirt road Past the split-rail fence Saw two yellow eyes In the cedar thicket dense Boots on the gravel Gun on my side But the trees got quiet Like they knew I'd arrived [Pre-Chorus] Hear that branch crack? Hear that low growl? Something moves close Making circles in the wild I don't run from it I stand my ground If it wants my trail It can come around [Chorus] Wolves at the fence They don't pray, they prowl Wolves at the fence Hear that midnight howL (At the fence) Wolves at the fence Come and test my name If the woods want a war They can feel my flame [Verse 2] Found a pile of bones By the buckled pine Fresh paw prints cut Through the creek in a line Mama said, son Don't follow the howl Some things wear skin And some things get foul [Pre-Chorus] Hear that branch crack? Hear that low growl? Something moves close Making circles in the wild I don't run from it I stand my ground If it wants my trail It can come around [Chorus] Wolves at the fence They don't pray, they prowl Wolves at the fence Hear that midnight howL (At the fence) Wolves at the fence Come and test my name If the woods want a war They can feel my flame [Bridge] Then the moon slipped out On the river bend Saw a shape on two legs That don't match men Big eyes blinking Through the spruce tree rain I raised that lantern It vanished again [Final Chorus] Wolves at the fence They don't pray, they prowl Wolves at the fence Hear that midnight howL (At the fence) Wolves at the fence Come and test my name If the woods want a war They can feel my flame
