Name: The Wolf
Duration: P00H04M33S
Description: At a dinner party, a songwriting challenge was issued. On a countdown from 3, four friends simultaneously said a word: Riddle, Arc, Wolf, Granite. I had to work these 4 words into a song. I titled it after one of them.

The Wolf

from Another Man's Treasure (2013) by Greg Klyma

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At a dinner party, a songwriting challenge was issued. On a countdown from 3, four friends simultaneously said a word: Riddle, Arc, Wolf, Granite. I had to work these 4 words into a song. I titled it after one of them.

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THE WOLF

This ain't an ancient riddle written out in Sanskrit lines
It's a one-act play with a revolving cast that's been staged a thousand times
The stagehands know the rigging, the actors know their cues
The director's just pretending like he knows what to do

Still I feel that I know you
Still I feel that I do

There is wisdom in the desert where the rock formations arc
There's a tribe that thrives by not blindly shooting its arrows in the dark
There's a wolf in you fill with love and giving, there's another filled with fear and greed
And the one that grows the strongest is the wolf you feed

Still I feel that I know you
Still I feel that I do

There's a castle built on granite
There's a mall made out of steel
There's a semi out on a four lane with a child at the wheel

In the back room on a Sunday as the evening winds on down
There are many conversations and some friends joking around
And the bookworm on 'er bar stool just as pretty as she sings
Hasn't seen enough to know tattoos and scars are different things

Still I feel that I know you
Still I feel that I do
Still I feel that I know you
Maybe someday you'll know me too

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from Another Man's Treasure (2013), released November 1, 2013
Greg Klyma, acoustic guitar, vocals; Jim Whitford, pedal steel; Mark Whitaker, electric bass; Chris DeSanty, drums

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Greg Klyma Arlington, Massachusetts

American songwriter, Greg Klyma is a purveyor of old school country and rock music. Influences include Tom Petty, Steve Earle, Bon Scott-era AC/DC, and Willie Nelson. If lyrics and melody take center stage in your musical world, welcome home!

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