It Was Just Startin′ To Drizzle As I Walked Out The Door
But I've Delivered Papers In The Rain Like That Before
3:30 In The Morning, I Was Happy As A LarkAs I Grabbed My Bike And Rode Into The Dark

I Pedaled Through The Neighborhood, The Weather On My Mind
The Wind Was Pickin′ Up And Howlin' Louder All The Time
The Sky Churned Like A Cauldron And The Distant Thunder Roared
And I Knew That I Was In For Quite A Storm

A Little Rain Never Hurt No One, So I Kept Pressin' On
And I Tried To Tell Myself It′s Always Darkest Before The Dawn

Lighting Struck An Oak Tree As I Leapt Off My Bike
The Sirens Started Wailing, But There Was No Good Place To Hide
I Knew Without A Doubt There Was A Twister Touchin′ Down
So I Crawled Into A Culvert To Wait It Out

The Little Bit Of Courage I Had Left Was Almost Gone
But I Tried To Tell Myself It's Always Darkest Before The Dawn

And Then The Nightmare Started, It Got Deafeningly Loud
Every Fiber In Me Screamed Out, But I Couldn′t Make A Sound
The Whirling Of A Vortex, A Violent Carousel
It Sounded Like A Freight Train Was Draggin' Me To Hell

And This Was My Prayer
"Save Me From This Terrible Nightmare"

That Was When I Saw My Family With My Eyes Shut Real Tight
Would They Know How Much I Loved Them If This Was How I Died?
No, I Vowed I′d Not Be Murdered By A Monster In The Sky That Night

But If I Went Home To Heaven, At Least That's Where I′d Belong
Yeah, I Tried To Tell Myself It's Always Darkest Before The Dawn
So I Kept Hangin' On

I Kept Hangin′ On

The Shadows Slowly Melted As I Was Hunkered Down
′Til At Last The Worst Was Over, The Storm Was Dyin' Out
I Crept Out Of That Culvert And I Went Weak In The Knees
′Cause What I Saw Was A Somber Sight To See

There Was Nothin' But Destruction And Wreckage In That Town
Cars Were Upside Down And Houses Leveled To The Ground
A Twisted Trampoline Was Hangin′ From The Power Lines
I Blinked A Tear Back 'cause I Felt Lucky To Be Alive

And That Was How I Learned To Live When You Can Run, But You Can′t Hide
How To Feel Trapped In A Tunnel But Come Out The Other Side
'Cause With All The Stormy Weather In The World, You Learn To Take Life One Storm At A Time
You Don't Have To Be Afraid

And Now When There′s Bad Weather On The Way, I Stay Calm
And I Keep Hangin′ On Because It's Always Darkest Before The Dawn

And I Keep Hangin′ On

I Keep Hangin' On