Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Denim, studs and leather all the way
They call him a wilfull gambler who's going astray
Looking for a grain of fortune for feeling alive
But the know-all and riff-raff never dies
The law demands it's order
He's bored with all their lies
He can't take it any longer,
His anger will arise
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf
And he's on the prowl again
He's totally disobedient and he's strong
They disparage and revile him,
Saying that he is wrong
Unmercifully accused of living free
But the denial of the truth is not a spree
The law demands it's order
He's bored with all their lies
He can't take it any longer,
His anger will arise
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf and he's on the prowl again
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf and he's on the prowl again
Yes, he's a lone wolf
Yes, he's a lone wolf
A lone wolf on the prowl again
The wrath and the revolution
Are rising on and on
The youth stands strong and tight
Until the " War " is won
Politicians and the church are running down the youth
They're trying oh, so hard to twist the truth
The law demands it's order
He's bored with all their lies
He can't take it any longer,
His anger will arise
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf and he's on the prowl again
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf and he's on the prowl again
They call him a wilfull gambler who's going astray
Looking for a grain of fortune for feeling alive
But the know-all and riff-raff never dies
The law demands it's order
He's bored with all their lies
He can't take it any longer,
His anger will arise
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf
And he's on the prowl again
He's totally disobedient and he's strong
They disparage and revile him,
Saying that he is wrong
Unmercifully accused of living free
But the denial of the truth is not a spree
The law demands it's order
He's bored with all their lies
He can't take it any longer,
His anger will arise
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf and he's on the prowl again
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf and he's on the prowl again
Yes, he's a lone wolf
Yes, he's a lone wolf
A lone wolf on the prowl again
The wrath and the revolution
Are rising on and on
The youth stands strong and tight
Until the " War " is won
Politicians and the church are running down the youth
They're trying oh, so hard to twist the truth
The law demands it's order
He's bored with all their lies
He can't take it any longer,
His anger will arise
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf and he's on the prowl again
He's a lone wolf, furious and castaway
Yes, he's a lone wolf and he's on the prowl again
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Lone Wolf Lyrics as written by Rolf Kasparek
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