Verse 1
Smoke curling silent from a roadside sign
Tires kicking gravel near the county line
Kids skip stones by a brittle old fence
Buzz in the summer air, everyone tense
Pre-Chorus
All the radios talking, news travels fast
Strangers at the diner say nothing ever lasts
Chorus
Lightning in the sky
Thunder shakes the ground
When ol' Jesus enters a city
You'd better turn around
Post-Chorus
Whoa oh oh
Whoa oh oh
Verse 2
Folks in Memphis felt the storm roll in
Bar closed early from the wild, wild wind
Mama said prayers as the river swelled high
You know you can't run, but you sure can try
Pre-Chorus
Boot heels on the sidewalk, shadows twist and bend
No one looks him in the eye, they all know what comes then
Chorus
Lightning in the sky
Thunder shakes the ground
When ol' Jesus enters a city
You'd better turn around
Post-Chorus
Whoa oh oh
Whoa oh oh
Bridge
Rain on the rooftop, fire down below
Empty streets watching, nowhere left to go
Old dogs howlin’ while the thunder moans
He’s just passing through, but he don’t walk alone
Chorus
Lightning in the sky
Thunder shakes the ground
When ol' Jesus enters a city
You'd better turn around
Post-Chorus
Whoa oh oh
Whoa oh oh
Outro
Last train leaving with a whistle cry
Dust settles silent, storm rolling by
Some tales get written, some fade away
But you’ll remember him if you see that day
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