Old pine boards are turning grey
Clouds have chased the sun away
Wet fur clings to heavy bone
Waiting in the storm alone
Keep the watch on the wooden floor
Guard the lock on the heavy door
Thunder rolls like a midnight train
Steady heart in the pouring rain
Copper collar worn and thin
Letting all the cold air in
Eyes are fixed on the distant hill
Where the valley air grows chill
Keep the watch on the wooden floor
Guard the lock on the heavy door
Thunder rolls like a midnight train
Steady heart in the pouring rain
Scent of ozone fills the breeze
Wind is shaking all the trees
No one calls his name tonight
But he stays until the light
Muddy paws on the silver grain
Sinking deep in the sudden rain
Stubborn soul with a hunter's pride
Nowhere left for a ghost to hide
Iron nails in the rotting beam
Cutting through a heavy dream
He don't move for a scrap of bread
Holding fast till the storm is dead
Keep the watch on the wooden floor
Guard the lock on the heavy door
Thunder rolls like a midnight train
Steady heart in the pouring rain
Lowly growl in a weathered throat
Wearing rain like a heavy coat
Fare is paid in the patience kept
While the tired masters slept
Keep the watch on the wooden floor
Guard the lock on the heavy door
Thunder rolls like a midnight train
Steady heart in the pouring rain
Steady heart in the rain
Just a hound in the rain