Lights Out in Tornado Alley

Performed by Bale Harrison and the Texas Field Hands

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(Verse 1)
Dark clouds rollin’ in, sky turnin’ green,
You can smell the rain, but it ain’t what it seems.
Wind’s pickin’ up, shakin’ the pines,
Ain’t no use runnin’, it’s a matter of time.
You can hear that roar like a runaway train,
Comin’ straight through the corn and the open plain.
Folks holdin’ tight, hopin’ they’re spared,
But deep down, they know when it’s there, it’s there.

(Pre-Chorus)
Storm chasers chasin’, sirens start to wail,
Radio cracklin’—ain’t no fairytale.

(Chorus)
It’s lights out in Tornado Alley,
Spinnin’ down from the sky like a twisted rally.
Pickin’ up trucks, rippin’ out roots,
Flattenin’ barns and shakin’ the boots.
When that funnel drops, there’s nowhere to hide,
It don’t care ‘bout fear, it just takes you for a ride.
Yeah, it’s lights out in Tornado Alley tonight.

(Verse 2)
Mama’s got the kids down in the cellar,
Prayin’ like she’s never, voice gettin’ louder.
Dad’s on the porch with a cigarette lit,
Watchin’ that storm, swearin’ this is it.
Cows in the field, horses in the stalls,
That twister don’t care, it’ll tear ‘em all.
From Oklahoma to Kansas line,
You can see it comin’ from a hundred miles wide.

(Pre-Chorus)
Lightning flashin’, skies turnin’ black,
Once it gets a grip, there’s no turnin’ back.

(Bridge)
Some say it’s the hand of God, others call it luck,
But when it comes through, you’re just stuck.
You can board up the windows, chain down the doors,
But that twister’ll find ya, it’ll even the scores.

(Chorus)
It’s lights out in Tornado Alley,
Spinnin’ down from the sky like a twisted rally.
Rippin’ up fences, leavin’ nothin’ behind,
It don’t care who’s beggin’, don’t read the signs.
When that funnel drops, there’s nowhere to run,
Just hold on tight ‘til the damage is done.
Yeah, it’s lights out in Tornado Alley tonight.

(Outro)
So when the sky turns dark and the sirens scream,
Just know it’s comin’, it ain’t no dream.
Lights out in Tornado Alley, lights out tonight,
Pray to make it through to the morning light.