The coyotes are singing their sagebrush song again Fighting with the stillness Screaming at the mountains Who knows why they do it Why they cry in secret chorus Is it love, or hunger, or loneliness Push it out Pull it off Take it away The only light I live in Is the light reflected From 10,000 miles away It cuts across my horizon A phantom phoenix Marking the hours of this endless ache Guidebook to my soul Written by one who's never been there Still I search it for suggestions, for the answer, for directions Can you tell me all my fears And then tell me they're unfounded Can you bring me back to grounded, to my breath, to my body The coyotes are singing their sagebrush song again Shouting down the silence I know exactly what they're saying I'm the most secret member of their secret chorus And I don't know why We're just howling tonight Sometimes this land gives comfort Sometimes it holds nothing but an echo And a shivering coyote