Another Storm Coming

Another Storm Coming
by Tom Flannery copyright 2008

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It we bury our dreams can we dig 'em up
if all of 'em fit in a coffee cup
just a one way ticket and a gravel road
and a time bomb primed to explode
when prying eyes start to interfere
and make us feel like we're still here
I'll love you 'till the morning comes
and though I may walk I'll never run

there's another storm coming
there's another storm coming down the line

Destiny, desire, and split ends
stomach crunches and deep knee bends
mail box hanging from a thread
if I catch those bastards they'll be dead
fire's gone out wood covered with snow
unannounced don't you know
objects closer than they appear
get my back 'till the coast is clear

there's another storm coming
there's another storm coming down the line
there's another storm coming
there's another storm coming down the line

Homegrown heroes and Arab oil
don't eat that son it may be spoiled
pay attention here and yon
don't you realize there's a war still on
nor'easter coming stock up on bread
or maybe a case of Bud instead
man does not live on bread alone
we got 4 TVs and 3 cell phones

looks like it means business this time
another storm coming down the line
looks like it means business this time
another storm coming down the line

Unknown soldiers and parades
kids thrown in the lion's cage
come home with sand in their shoes
nightmares and nothing much to lose
have a look see before you turn away
another rat trap at the ol' VA
leave a light on if you can afford the bill
no more dippin' 'cause there's no more till

there's another storm coming
there's another storm coming down the line
there's another storm coming
there's another storm coming down the line

I love you even when I don't
say I do when you know I won't
We said we'd stay 'till the cows come home
but the farms are gone and we're all alone
mercy mercy mercy me
there's a backlog on I 83
an 18 wheeler on her side
no big deal nobody died

there's another storm coming
there's another storm coming down the line
there's another storm coming
there's another storm coming down the line