the clouds were hanging low
The twisted tortured landscape
was like a painting by Van Gogh
While we're waiting for the hurricane,
waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane to begin
Well, the sea begins a -raging
and the ground starts to rock
All doors are flung wide open,
they're unhinged at the lock
The shepherd brings his sheep to shelter,
each creature seeks its twin
But the sky's so dark and cloudy now,
waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane
By the moonlit windswept lighthouse,
it's like a silent movie in the rain
juggler bullets on the plane
watching the craggy earth spin
His lantern is his signal
to let the lost and homeless in
waiting for the hurricane
Waitin' for the hurricane to
In the caverns of the city
Prophets scribble on the walls
Sing elegies in the hallways
Where the drunken legions crawl
Outside me the streetlamp
Faces of old gamblers grin
Underneath frozen awnings
Old friends say, where have you been?
We've been waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane to begin
Some are looking for fame
Some build their reputations
and some preserve their names
Some are lost in madness,
some wallow in their sin s
You can watch them from the tower
at the time the day grows dim
While they're waiting for
Waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane to begin
a raft floats down the stream
The sun casts off neon sparks,
the barges cough up steam
and the river swirls and spins
The oarsmen gather to the center
to pull their string back in
And to wait for the hurricane,
yes they're waiting for the hurricane
Waitin' for the hurricane to begin
They built a highway in Babylon
They call the Road of the Kings
With devils on their wings
In the forest of no return
Three pilgrims have found shelter
From the fierce pounding wind
Well, they're waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane to begin
Waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane to begin
Waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane
Waiting for the hurricane to begin
