Waylon Jennings - Will The Wolf Survive? Lyrics






Through the chill of winter
Running across a frozen lake
Hunters hard right 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?
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 guitar
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?
Will the wolf survive?





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  1. R.... F....

    This song was written by Waylon, covered by Los Lobos. Both great versions.

  2. F.... N....

    Thank you Waylon Jennings for making music that grabs your heart and we will never forget you.....Hope too see you at the other side and shake your hand...thanks for making music..Highwaymen forever.

  3. C.... T....

    dwight yokam

  4. U.... M....

    Hermosa canción. Jaylon Jennings fue el artista de country duro de mente más abierta que he escuchado.

  5. C.... T....

    i love waylon and i am 8

  6. t.... ....

    Waylon knew quality and talent when he heard it didn't he? Viva Los Lobos!!!

  7. R.... V....

    I'm Mexican American but half Hillbilly on my mommas side. David Hidalgo and Waylon in equal measure. Charlottetown, TX.

  8. f.... ....

    I love you Waylon 😍😍😃😃😃😃

  9. T.... U....

    My best days are ahead of me.

  10. B.... L....

    Waylon was the most open-minded hard country artist I ever heard. hard-core to the end. God bless.

    B.... L....

    The greatest of all time

    B.... L....

    “Open minded” is a trick term and those who use it are usually snakes.

  11. T.... w....

    Yes the Wolf survived! :)

  12. T.... R....

    Heard this as a "throwback" song on 104.3 ksop... better than the crap they usually play. Had the damn song stuck in my head all day

  13. K.... ....

    Travis gritty here's aquarter

  14. C.... V....

    Waylon knew a good song when he heard one!

    C.... V....

    Down to earth Waylon/Willy, that's the wolf in them.

  15. M.... H....

    WHITE Wolves WILL SURVIVE

  16. s.... b....

    will the wolfsurvive

  17. M.... D....

    Ozzy wish you had met him...nice man..lol Marilee

  18. M.... D....

    Miss ole Waylon...nice man

  19. d.... h....

    Owned by Waylon. Happens every time he sings a song

    d.... h....

    absolutely.

  20. d.... ....

    I had this cassette until some jackwagon stole it in 05.
    I'd bought it out of the ship's store just because it was a Waylon album and it blew out the windows in my car until I got out of the Navy in 88.Hearing this still takes me back to the good times.

  21. 1.... ....

    loosing to the range wars

  22. T.... G....

    This wolf will survive 🐺🐺

  23. C.... M....

    MAN.....brings me back to my childhood. My father loved Waylon. Passed it on in a big way to me. His voice makes my heart happy. Beautiful.

  24. P.... S....

    they should bring back this type of music

    P.... S....

    That's my Plan.

    P.... S....

    Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, Benjamin Tod

    P.... S....

    Problem is these new modern drug store cowboy's haven't got a clue as to how to play it. Hell most don't even write there own songs and If they did? Nashville probably wouldn't give them the time of day either! Nashville killed real country music.

  25. W.... W....

    Love this song ,Waylon made any song great

  26. J.... T....

    Liked Waylons version the best, but los lobos has some great tunes as well.

  27. C.... P....

    Need a movie bout Waylons life and music.

    C.... P....

    Chris Pokorney one is being made

    C.... P....

    Lenny Zefflin do you know if its finished?

    C.... P....

    Movie will never happen.nashville is about the labels owning the artist. Sorta like the NFL owners and those that "play for them". Waylon proved the owners didn't own Him. And they would have loved to have paid him NOT to record. But we fans know music when we here it. And waylons music wasn't country, pop, rock, etc labeled if you will. It was Waylon music and it touched all facets . And the movie with Bridges isn't all that much about Waylon. Just about some guy whose career seems to parallel waylons. Nashville would rather just forget Waylon ever happened.

    C.... P....

    @always hard, true words. Need proof? Just look what has happened to mainstream "country" music since Waylon's death.

  28. I.... L....

    Written by Los Lobos :)

    I.... L....

    Both did great versions

    I.... L....

    I'm a huge fan of both, but IMHO, Los Lobos version is much better, tuning and chords are well combined. That doesn't mean that this version is not good :).

    I.... L....

    yep...much more music in Los Lobos original...Waylon's music is so uniquely understated....

  29. t.... a....

    Best version of this song

  30. L.... R....

    God bless the Jennings family! Waylon would've turned 79 if he had lived!

    L.... R....

    Loved Waylon got to see him in San Jose CA once, never forget his music and great vocals%%%%%%

  31. W.... W....

    fedrally funded.whatttt!!

  32. W.... W....

    amazon sucks cokroaches.
    thieves.

  33. C.... 1....

    I think he will survive

  34. j.... b....

    To ALL the Dentists.....

  35. R.... W....

    With all the odds against him.. the only hope he has.. that of will the wolf survive..  Here's Waylon.. ;)

    R.... W....

    Some are active in this. http://www.icr.org/article/10123

  36. L.... N....

    This is a awsome song! I sure miss hearing this song on the radio. Thanks for posting!

    L.... N....

    I wish I had a CD of it

  37. G.... K....

    E-bay, your best chance of catching up   

  38. G.... K....

    Hello, i have every vinyl he ever made and many of more than one copy...would love to have Waylon at djs   i dont have this vinyl   

  39. D.... W....

    ACC's #91 song of the '86 survey year. Waylon hit #5 in Billboard, 8-9-86. God bless you, friend, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a blessed week! RIP, Waymore.

  40. T.... G....

    Can someone help me i want to buy these waylon jennings cds will the wolf survive and sweet mother texas  and heroes with johnny cash i have been told they are all rare its annoying me i cant find them, does anyone out there know of any rare cd shops in Australia that might have them please massive waylon jennings fan please help.
     

    T.... G....

    I'm from Poland but I feel this unique country atmosphere, he was really good singer who did not care about fame.
    You can try buy it on amazon : http://www.amazon.com/Will-Wolf-Survive-Waylon-Jennings/dp/B00000DWG0
    I would get vinyl on your site, if they have it

  41. A.... ....

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  42. V.... ....

    You got the lyrics wrong. It's not "Climbs a strong and aging face" it's "Lines etched on an aging face". Also, it's not "Losing to the rainstorm" it's "losing to the range war". And "Coming from your hearts and minds" is actually "Coming from young hearts and minds"

    V.... ....

    To be fair 95 percent of Americans havent heard of the range wars these days (sad) and don't learn anything about the Indian wars other than the reservations. It's clear why kids hate themselves the way they do today. Their history has been stolen

    V.... ....

    whatever. he went out of his way to record this song.

  43. J.... b....

    real country music!!!!!! 

  44. x.... ....

    One of my favorite performers.Love his voice.

  45. m.... ....

    long live los lobos! we all hurt and joy the same way

  46. c.... r....

    Yes indeed.....

  47. m.... ....

    I c wat u mean and its true but one cannot be a true outlaw without being involved in some sort of criminal activity like these men where

  48. J.... c....

    that depends whos law you talking about this is outlaw music meaning they didn't follow the record company bull they didn't say yes sir i will record what you say and make generic music so they were outside the law of the label you don't have to be mean or tough to follow your heart down your own path you only need to be brave enough to do it so yes he was a outlaw to the company and he inspired alot of people

  49. m.... ....

    Outlaw is someone who lives there life OUTSIDE the damn law

  50. s.... ....

    to all you old outlaws, waylon was the best

    softly the old wolf whimpers as he dreams
    vaguely remembering hunting long ago
    racing over hillsides, splashing through the streams
    running in the rain, plunging into snow

    seizing prey in triumph as he hears their screams
    never fighting nature, going with the flow

    life no longer what it was, nothing left but dreams.

    s.... ....

    saurodyne

    s.... ....

    Dont forget David Allan Coe.

  51. b.... ....

    Ya ....He seemed like such a great person with a good heart. What did he say about this song and it's meanings?

    b.... ....

    Ask David Hidalgo from los lobos, he wrote it

  52. b.... ....

    We miss you Waylon.....and yes the wolf WILL survive.

  53. c.... ....

    The true sound of country....This stuff that we have today that 'claims' to be country is not. This is TRUE AMERICAN COUNTRY. The music I grew up on. Thank you for another great upload. Really takes me back to my roots as a child.

    c.... ....

    I just loved him and still do.

  54. H.... B....

    I love Waylon and have forever!!!!! Singing about something we are dealing with today....Waylon always sang truth...He was an awesome man!!!!!!!!

  55. D.... k....

    thats right like me ihave long hair and a beard and wear black clothes and people call me a outlaw but i have a heart of gold thats just like waylon he had aheart of gold waylon is still the man and always be in my heart thank you waylon for all these years

  56. b.... k....

    holding my 4 month old son and making sure he don't miss the great's because his daddy didn't play them for him. I'm so tied to Waylon it's as if he was another father to me.God bless ya Hoss and thanx for the ride through life.=W=

  57. d.... ....

    I love his voice, it is beautifull. Can listen to him 24 hours. Terrific. He can sing anything. Great man. Miss you Waylon.

  58. h.... n....

    In verse 2 "rainstorm" should be "range war"

  59. D.... ....

    I just heard him do this on a Highwayman concert and had to look it up. Amazing song. Thank goodness that country music had Waylon, Willie, Kris and king Cash.

  60. c.... ....

    this version is as good as the original one by Los Lobos

  61. J.... r....

    I was driving home from work after working late. I heard on the radio. I am bad about keeping my hand on the dial and flipping channels, should have known they were playing Waylon 20 some years after they had quit. Then of course I heard he was gone. That was a terrible moment. I love watching his videos on Utube, makes me smile but still hurts some too. He has been my hero since I was 8, now some 40 or so years later still is.

  62. D.... W....

    Cover of a Los Lobos song. ACC's #91 song of '86. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a blessed week! RIP, Ol' Waymore.

    D.... W....

    I was out of the country a lot during 85-86 so I only knew of Waylon's version until a few years ago.

  63. 6.... ....

    Really like this song! Waylon is a classic...

  64. M.... J....

    Ole Waylon didn't write the song.

  65. c.... ....

    @wqq355 you are here illegally too... Puritans raped the land and the natives that were here before us. Dont pull that illegal shit.

  66. J.... c....

    outlaw doesnt mean you are a bad person it just means you dont just go along with others waylon wanted to make his own music not what the record company told him to do like a dancing chicken that made him an outlaw

  67. 8.... ....

    I interviewed Waylon on the air. We talked about this song and other things like the death of Buddy Holley. I had to go to commercial when Waylon started crying. He wasn't such a tough guy. He was a good Guy. We ended up going to Grady's for BBQ after the show. A few years earlier, I was at Buddy's grave laying flowers and Waylon was there with me. He was a nice guy. The outlaw thing was a facade. He was as mean and nasty as a new born Puppy.

    8.... ....

    Bitch he was an outlaw, and outlaw isn't mean, he's just mean to people who are going against him. You weren't going against him, get it right godamit

    8.... ....

    In other words he spoke soft and carried a big stick

  68. J.... r....

    Geez, love and miss you Hoss

  69. l.... ....

    one of my faves..

  70. r.... ....

    And to just put my two cent in.. I've never realy searched to see what this song was about.. but I grew up listening to it.. and I always thought the "wolf" in this song was a bit more about the Rape of Europeans and Americans (yes I'm one) to the Native American lands and culture.. just means more to me like that for some reason..

  71. r.... ....

    must be about canadian imigrants because the first verse has a frozen lake in it..lmao..

  72. T.... ....

    Waylon's great cover of the classic Los Lobos song that pays tribute to the courage and pride of brave immigrant men who are usually misunderstood and wrongly feared...

  73. W.... J....

    God what a great voice and talent. Very badly missed.

  74. p.... ....

    this song could be writton for our nation the USA

  75. N.... ....

    First we trapped him, then we poisioned him, then we shot him......now we need him.

  76. F.... ....

    this song is damn good