Come on and listen to my tale   It's a strange and sorry tale that's gonna rock you   About a man, the drifting kind, let the story now unwind   It's gonna shock you      Some people said he was a ghost   Wouldn't wanna be his host or just to meet him   And if he ever came their way   There'd be sticks and stones, I'd say, that would grieve him      He was a Steppenwolf, a lost and lonely one   He was a Steppenwolf, forever on the run   He was a Steppenwolf with a forgotten past   He was a Steppenwolf, who found a love at last   He was a Steppenwolf      The girl he met was out-of-sight   Though she walked the streets at night, he didn't mind it   She seemed as happy as a song   And if anything was wrong, he didn't find it      They used to laugh and dance and drink   And not ever did he think of a payday   No matter where they ever were   Every day he spent with her was a hey-day      He was a Steppenwolf and not a handsome man   He was a Steppenwolf, who didn't know her plan   He was a Steppenwolf, not very bright at all   He was a Steppenwolf, just riding for a fall   He was a Steppenwolf      One day she said, "It's time you knew   That I started up with you for just one reason   You're gonna do just what I want   For there's something that I want      And I ain't teasing, my life is empty all around   Nothing that I ever found would fulfill me   So for a while I'll be with you   When I say that we're through, you must kill me"      He was a Steppenwolf, he cried, "It isn't fair"   He was a Steppenwolf, "You know how much I care"   He was a Steppenwolf, she said, "This is the deal"   He was a Steppenwolf, he saw this was for real   He was a Steppenwolf      He was a Steppenwolf, they spent a long last night   He was a Steppenwolf and with a smile she died   He was a Steppenwolf, a lost and lonely one   He was a Steppenwolf, forever on the run   He was a Steppenwolf