Bitterroot Prayer Lyrics

His face is worn and weathered by this rugged life he chose

Every wrinkle has a story all it's own

But it's the gray in his beard that reminds him the most

His best years have come and gone

He's startin' to wonder can he take another winter's wind

Has he gotten too slow to outwit the wolves again?

He prays every night God forgive me for my sin

And please don't let this be the year the mountains win

The years are getting longer and the nights are getting colder

It's hard to believe some things his eyes have seen

He's starts to feel the weight of this mountain on his shoulder

When there's a change of color in the leaves

He's startin' to wonder can he take another winter's wind

Has he gotten too slow to outwit the wolves again?

He prays every night God forgive me for my sin

And please don't let this be the year the mountains win

Well this Bowie knife has skinned more hides than he can count

But there's something in the wind that says time is running out

He's startin' to wonder can he take another winter's wind

Has he gotten too slow to outwit the wolves again?

He prays every night God forgive me for my sin

And please don't let this be the year the mountains win