The Next Storm

[Verse 1] We had a difficult winter We had a rough few months And when the storms came in off the coast It felt like they broke everything on us at once [Pre-Chorus 1] It's easy enough to talk about Blitz spirit When you're not holding the roof up and knee deep in it And the pictures and the papers got ruined by the rain And we wondered if they'd ever get dry again [Chorus] But I don't want to spend the whole of my life indoors Laying low, and waiting on the next storm I don't want to spend the whole of my life inside I want to step out, and face the sunshine [Verse 2] We lost faith in the omens We lost faith in the gods We just ended up clutching at the empty rituals Like gamblers clutching long odds [Pre-Chorus 2] And I don't care what the weather man is saying Because the last time that I saw him he was on his knees, he was praying And the preachers and the scientists got soaked just the same And we wondered if we'd ever get dry again [Chorus] But I don't want spend the whole of my life indoors Laying low, and waiting on the next storm I don't want spend the whole of my life inside I want to step out, and face the sunshine [Bridge] So open the shutters, raise up the mast Rejoice, rebuild, the storm has passed Cast off the crutches, cut off the cast Rejoice, rebuild, the storm has passed But I don't want spend the whole of my life indoors Laying low, and waiting on the next storm I don't want spend the whole of my life inside I want to step out, and face the sunshine [Chorus] I don't want spend the whole of my life indoors Laying low, and waiting on the next storm I don't want spend the whole of my life inside I want to step out, and face the sunshine [Outro] I'm not going to live the whole of my life indoors I'm going to step out, and face the next storm