The Truth Comes Out Lyrics - Counterfeit Blues - Corb Lund

the truth comes out as the fire burns low 

it comes to light as only embers glow 

the whiskey talks, the west wind moans in the night 

the deadfall's gathered and the branches are cut 

kindling crackles and the smoke curls up 

the small sticks catch then the bigger stuff will burn 

chinook dies down as the dark descends 

pine has burned, the ash has cleansed 

the message smolders, is lost, but finally sent 

connie says she's never seen the cougars so bold 

they're comin in the yard and they're stealin young colts 

they drag em in the brush with the claws sunk in their nose 

the weather's been funny thirty years or so 

the winters got warm, not as much snow 

hear the big cats comin cuz there's nowhere left to go 

you gotta look out for bear when youre fishing on lees creek 

theyll come round the bend and theyll make your knees weak 

theres grizzlies where there was no grizzly bears before 

half heard voices from the ghosts, from the graves 

the grandfathers tell us at the mouths of the caves 

only old chiefs older than jesus can save us now, if we're lucky 

white man light a big fire, stay cold 

the red man's warmer, but the old man's old 

the antelope seeks the buffalo in the night 

the antelope mourns the buffalo in the night