The Storm

You held your arm around me
To keep me warm
We used to sleep so soundly
Before the storm

Hand in hand at day time
At night we kissed
We picked wildflowers
But there were some we missed

We didn't spend our money
Just our time
Built up the kind of love that
Gold can't buy

Weather was always perfect
The sky so blue
We almost didn't notice
The wind blow through

If this house
Goes down
We can't rebuild it again
If we can't get out
It's time to lay our love to rest
To rest
I'll always want you like I did before
It just don't seem like
It's been working anymore
If only we could go back to
The calm before the storm

We danced around the kitchen
And I kissed your neck
The bedroom's full of memories
That we can't forget

Where you spoke words to me that
You never meant
Flashes of pain like lightning
Almost struck me dead

If this house
Goes down
We can't rebuild it again
If we can't get out
It's time to lay our love to rest
To rest
I'll always want you like I did before
I can't help but notice
It ain't working anymore
If only we could go back
To the calm before the storm

Before your lies
And my bitterness
You apologized
But I couldn't forgive
The pointless fights
The ER trips
The anxious nights
Regretting what we did
The lonely drives
Loud silences
We tried and tried
Not to let it end like this
The last goodbye
Our final kiss
I can still hear you cry
And it still makes my stomach sick
There ain't a day that I don't miss

That house
It went down
And we couldn't rebuild it again
We had to get out
We had to lay our love to rest
To rest
I still want you like I did before
It's a shame that we
Just don't work anymore
But when I close my eyes
I see the calm
Before the storm