Long lonely sound 
Like a distant wolf or hound 
With the slowing of the wind inside the canyon 
Gazed upon the night 
Without loneliness or fright 
It was fine to have a woman by my side

And that was ten years behind me 
Oh, behind me the child became a man 
Ten years behind me 
And it reminds me of what I don't have now

Heat of the day 
When those flies got in our way 
With the burning of the leaves upon the hillside 
But I was young 
Short of breath, clean of lung 
There's a first time for almost everything that's done

And that was ten years behind me 
Oh, behind me the child became a man 
Ten years behind me 
And it reminds me of what I don't have now

So far away 
As the earth's concerned today 
So the winter's spread the morning on the canyon 
I gazed upon the sight 
Without loneliness or fright 
It was fine to have a woman by my side

And it was fine to have a woman by my side