Sleep Through The Hurricane

(album: Hold On To Me - 1988)

There's a demon in the bottle
A preacher in the yard
What's that crashing in the cellar
Who's tearing up the boulevard
Someone's roped up in the back seat
Ain't no room left in the trunk
She needs some vital information
He spitting out the same old junk

Collect that package at the station
Clean those stains from your dress
No need to make a reservation
The signal master don't care less

Arm-in-arm together
We'll meet the midnight train
Safe as hell forever
We'll beat the driving rain
Sleep through the hurricane

Creeping down the fire escape
In someone else's hat and cape
Hurling curses at the moon
Humming some forgotten tune
Cutting through the dead of night air
Know the place, I'll meet you there
Broken glass and dried up mud
Leaking gas and butcher's blood

There's poison in the bottle
Mad prophet's in his grave
One more bullet in this chamber
Ain't no time to misbehave

Arm-in-arm together
We'll meet the midnight train
Safe as hell forever
We'll beat the driving rain
Sleep through the hurricane

There's a demon in the bottle
A preacher in the yard
What's that crashing in the cellar
Who's tearing up the boulevard
There's been talk about salvation
It was just a playful romp
It could be my imagination
But somethin's moving in the swamp

Arm-in-arm together
We'll meet the midnight train
Safe as hell forever
We'll beat the driving rain
Sleep through the hurricane
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