Kathleen Edwards Lone Wolf He was the lone wolf you could see it in his eyes The way he held his heart the way he held his lies Sometimes he's just show up outside on the porch And hour at a time like a lonely whore She was a scarecrow the way she always looked around For something she once had and never could be found Time was on her side but she never kept track All the hunters came and took her memories back Once they met inside a dirty curtained room And the rain fell down hard that day onto the tin roof She said "I've seen you before, I've been looking for you Better keep your heart close hunters are coming for you" He said "I've seen them before and I always get away Cuz you will never stop looking and I will never stay" The lone wolf kissed her mouth like so many before Scarecrow closed her eyes and then she closed the door And the rain fell down on the tin roof when the hunters came that night Stole all of her memories killed the wolf and all his lies