Born Beneath the Tempest

Verse 1

Summer hung around too long this year

Gold and green and humid through the pines

I kept a window open just to hear

The thunder rolling somewhere down the line

Pre-Chorus

And I waited through the quiet

Waited through the calm

Held my breath for lightning

Wrapped my arms in storm

Chorus

Let the tempest take me whole

Let the wind recall my name

I was born beneath a sky that never broke

And I'll never find the one who feels the same

Let the rain wash out the road

Let the gale sing out my truth

Somewhere in the squall I finally know

I will never find the love of my youth

Verse 2

Church bells in the valley rang at noon

County line was blurry through the haze

I drove the old blacktop beneath the moon

Singing songs I'd carry all my days

Pre-Chorus

And I watched the clouds assemble

Watched the fences sway

Knew the storm was coming

Knew I'd feel its sway

Chorus

Let the tempest take me whole

Let the wind recall my name

I was born beneath a sky that never broke

And I'll never find the one who feels the same

Let the rain wash out the road

Let the gale sing out my truth

Somewhere in the squall I finally know

I will never find the love of my youth

Bridge

Hail on the tin roof sounded like applause

Every drop a question never asked

I gathered up the pieces that I was

And faced the weather standing in the grass

Final Chorus

Let the tempest take me whole

Let the wind recall my name

I was born beneath a sky that never broke

And I'll never find the one who feels the same

Let the rain wash out the road

Let the gale sing out my truth

Somewhere in the squall I finally know

I will never find the love of my youth

Outro

Never find the love

Never find the love

Mm, never find the love of my youth