Storm Beyond the Calm Lyrics

I had a girl I loved her madly; towards me her feeling was lukewarm

Later on I learned she had me in the calm before the storm

I thought that love would last forever, but I could not have been more wrong

You can't dress for the weather in the storm beyond the calm

I aint been here in a long time, tho I guess not much has changed

There's still a beauty in the lightning, there's still a comfort in the rain

They say the night is always darkest the hour before the dawn

And love stands at its starkest in the storm beyond the calm

I tried livin in the city, but I couldn't find a friend

So I moved into the country, started talking to the wind

Now I toil in my pasture, and I sleep out on the lawn

And I feel right at home here, in the storm beyond the calm

I been up and down the mountain, I trudged through the desert dunes

I drank from pleasure's fountains, and howled at bluer moons

But there's no gold in el dorado, and in gilead's no balm

You're stuck waiting for tomorrow in the storm beyond the calm

And there's no one to write home to from freedom's giant cage

Everyone that claims to know you just turns your anger into praise

Goliath wants a rematch, but David's busy with his psalms

Words are useful as a wet match in the storm beyond the calm

So I guess I'll keep a goin down the road that's got me lost

Leaning gainst the breezes blowin, weighing the spoils against the cost

I tried admitting I was weak once, but I've never been that strong

In the storm beyond the calm

I been out on a short limb when the branches have been sawn

I brushed against the heavens seen the gorges neath me yawn

Death can grin to hear my laughter, but I'll sing another song

And survive one more disaster in the storm beyond the calm