Thunder Clouds

Thunder Clouds

He walked into the bar one night
And grabbed himself a chair,
Ordered up a beer-but seemed
like he wasn't quite all there.

His eyes, they had a far away look,
His mouth set drawn and grim.
We all wondered where Miss Mandy was—
Cause she always was with him.

Thunder clouds were building up-
You could feel the pressure change-
And lightning bolts were striking
Everywhere in range…

Yeah thunder clouds were building up
And it all seemed mighty strange.

She came in through the back door
As the band began to play
She just stood there in the darkness
Watching him across the way.


It seemed as if he knew that she
Was in the bar that night,
But he never turned nor looked to see
And we knew something wasn’t right.

She took a step but changed her mind-
Seemed frozen there in place.
Something big was going on
You could see it in her face.

Thunder clouds were roiling now
You could hear ‘em above the band,
And lighting strikes were flashing forth--
This was getting out of hand.

Yeah thunder clouds were roiling now
Almost drowning out the band.

Around the floor some people danced
To a two-step fast and sweet
And others clapped and stomped along
Keeping with the beat.

He finally turned to look at her
And their eyes met across the floor.
She smiled back, with a hopeful look
But he stood and headed for the door.

Thunder clouds were streaming hail
Mixed in with pouring rain.
Thunder clouded thoughts that night
Just adding to the strain.

Yeah thunder clouds were spitting mad
Hail stones of sorrow and of pain.

Then the band switched to a love song--
The one we knew was ‘theirs.’
He hesitated, turned around
She stopped amid the stares.

He smiled then, held out his hand
And she joined him in the dance
Looks flashed across their faces
And we knew they had a chance.

Thunder clouds parted showing stars
As they took two steps, holding tight.
Lighting flashes flashing now
Were the kind that ease folks through the night.

Yeah thunder clouds gave way to stars
A world washed clean goes down to night.