🔥 About the Song
Welcome to Hounds in the Pines — a toe-tapping, fiddle-flying country ride from The Christian Cowboy Life. This song is all about brotherhood, tradition, and the adrenaline of the chase in God’s great outdoors. Whether you’re running hounds through the woods or just kicking back on the porch, it’s a reminder to cherish the land, the moment, and the company.
🕊️ “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” – Psalm 42:1
💬 Behind the Song
Inspired by the heritage of hunting hounds and the thrill of mornings in the pines, this tune weaves together nature, tradition, and music. It’s got grit, speed, and a whole lotta heart — the kind of down-home joy only God can stir up in a cowboy’s song.
❤️ Scripture Spotlight
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.” – James 1:17
Let this truth run with you: tradition, nature, and joy are blessings from God that echo louder than any hound’s bark.
Lyrics
[Verse]
At the break of dawn, boots hit the dirt,
Rifles in hand, ready for the work.
Hounds barking wild, noses to the ground,
Chasing through the pines, that hunting sound.
[Verse 2]
Camouflage and patience, trailing that buck,
Moonshine in a flask, for a bit of luck.
Crossing creeks and hollers, hunting in a line,
Echoes of the woods, like a sweet design.
[Chorus]
Hounds in the pines, baying at a scent,
Whitetail tracks, on the trail they went.
Banjo's strumming fast, fiddle's in the air,
Hunting in the woods, no worries or care.
[Verse 3]
Through the briar patch and the thicket dense,
Hounds moving quick, noses so intense.
Whistle on my lips, signaling the way,
Brothers in the field, in the light of day.
[Verse 4]
Shotgun shells jingling in my old worn vest,
Silent as we creep, giving it our best.
Fog lifting slow, sun climbing high,
Hounds barking loud, 'neath the southern sky.
[Bridge]
Paws in the dirt, tails held high,
Hearts beat fast as the quarry draws nigh.
Rustling leaves, a sudden standstill,
The thrill of the chase, that old country thrill.