The howlin' moon would cry I'd sleep the sun away I was just a child I knew I was afraid There was nothin' to gain, I found By runnin' the other way I had to stand my ground And keep the wolves at bay But I knew somehow There would come a day So I stood my ground Kept the wolves at bay Would not take no more Had my fill Stars had faded from my eyes And run from looks that kill There was no one comin' around To save me from the fray I had to stand my ground And keep the wolves at bay But I knew somehow There would come a day When I stood my ground Kept the wolves at bay Well I knew somehow There would come a day So I stood my ground Kept the wolves at bay Years have gone by And the callin' carries on Scars above my eye Are tender to the bone And though I've settled down I hear the children say "You have to stand your ground And keep the wolves at bay" Well I knew somehow There would come the day When I stood my ground Kept the wolves at bay Well I knew somehow There would come the day So I stood my ground Kept the wolves at bay