Will the Wolf Survive?

Album: How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Charted: 78
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  • Through the chill of winter
    Running across a frozen lake
    Hunters hard on his trail
    All odds are against him
    With a family to provide for
    But one thing he must keep alive
    Will the wolf survive?

    Drifting by the roadside
    Climbs a strong and aging face
    Wants to make some honest pay
    Losing to the rainstorm
    He's got two strong legs to guide him
    Two strong arms keep him alive
    Will the wolf survive?

    Standing in the pouring rain
    All alone in a world that's changed
    Running scared now forced to hide
    In a land where he once stood with pride
    But he'll find his way by the morning light

    Sounds across the nation
    Coming from your hearts and minds
    Battered drums and old guitars
    Singing songs of passion
    It's the truth that they all look for
    Something they must keep alive
    Will the wolf survive?
    Will the wolf survive? Writer/s: DAVID HIDALGO, LOUIS FRAUSTO PEREZ
    Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Peermusic Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 13th 1985, Los Lobos performed "Will the Wolf Survive" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    At the time the song was at #87 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; the week before it was at #78 and that was also its peak position on the Top 100...
    It had entered the Top 100 on March 17th, 1985 at #84 and spent a total of 5 weeks on the chart...
    Los Lobos had two* other Top 100 records; "Come On, Let's Go" {#21 in 1987} and "La Bamba" {#1 for 3 weeks, beginning on August 23rd, 1987}...
    * Of course the two records were from the Richie Valens bio-movie 'La Bamba'.
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