The Storm

The Storm
By Doug Jackson, 071809


Wind’s steady blowin, there's a Storm comin on
It hurts like hell knowin, things that I've done
A long time ago, I gave up my soul
Now, all I got left‘s, try to live with myself
Before I move on

I took some chances, back when I was young
Took the Devil for dances, to live by the gun
Now, I don‘t pretend, I don’t know how this ends
Or, what I’ve become, what’s done is done
Before I move on

Chorus

I don’t worry about tomorrow
Until I’m done with today
Every sunrise here’s just borrowed
From a short life, anyway

Faces they haunt me, from mem’ries I’ve known
And, years that I won’t see, to claim growin’ old
Life’s only promise, is a grave when I’m done
I’ll never outlast, the things from my past
Before I move on

I didn’t choose, everything I done wrong
But, I paid my dues, to keep livin’ on
And, I'm still alive, and I will survive
To lay em’ all down, 6 feet under ground
Before I move on

Chorus

I don’t worry about tomorrow
Until I’m done with today
Every sunrise here’s just borrowed
From a short life, anyway

Here I am breathin, ’stead o’ them I made gone
I know I won’t be forgiven, when my time comes
I’m just a Storm, and I’m packin harm
If this is your day, it’s your time to pay
Before I move on

Bridge

As bad as I am, there’s worse to be found
And, I aim to cross their trail
For all o' their kind, I'm the end of the line
It's no matter if they ever see jail

Chorus

I don’t worry about tomorrow
Until I’m done with today
Every sunrise here’s just borrowed
From a short life, anyway

Outro: Spoken

You always know what you got, with a Storm
And, a whole lot can change, before it moves on
You just hope and pray, that it don’t stay long
And, the dirt gets washed away... by the Storm