Wolves

[Verse 1]

I was 15, still in the valley

Walking in a parking garage

First time I met a wolf in person

At first I thought it was a dog

I tried to dodge him, he was faster

Than I'd ever had to be

He smiled and howled in the same moment

It knocked the wind right out of me

[Pre-Chorus]

And though I got away

I never walked the same

[Chorus]

Now I bury my smile and show no interest

Now I carry myself a little different

Now I avoid the woods

Now I know the wolves

[Verse 2]

I was 19, still fun at parties

He plied me with shot after shot

He assured me he was harmless

Why did I ever trust a fox?

I ignored all of my teachings

How I survived, I can't believe

I almost let him get his claws in

Still knocks the wind right outta me

[Pre-Chorus]

And though I got away

I never walked the same

[Chorus]

Now I bury my smile and show no interest

Now I carry myself a little different

Now I avoid the woods

Now I know the wolves

Mmm, mmm

[Verse 3]

Saw a teenage girl on my street

Talking tall to one of them

Recognized him in an instant

Heard about him from my friends

Thank God women learned to whisper

But I crave a megaphone

That wolf said: "It's dangerous out there"

That wolf said: "Let me walk you home"

[Chorus]

Now I bury my smile and show no interest

Now I carry myself a little different

Now I avoid the woods

Now I know the wolves