Gathering Storm

It was a long hard ramble & an endless road
By a twisted road I came back home
But the town I loved was there no more
Gone now the things that were there before
The hills I roamed when I was small
Covered with houses & shopping malls
All the talk was “Buy & sell”
They thought living high was living well
Thought they were living well

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My mother & father both now gone

Brothers & sisters they are carrying on
Trying their oars in different waters
Looking out for their sons & daughters
Turn their hearts to the days ahead
Used to think of themselves but now instead
Think of the things our parents taught us

Blow, blow you winds of change
Knock me down & I’ll rise again
Come, come the gathering storm
Trust in love & do no harm

G - / D - / G GD / G AD

Live it fearless, live it proud
Tell the truth & don’t dumb it down
Don’t bow down to the powers that be
They wouldn’t have power but for you & me
And if the times ahead get rough
Don’t ever cry “Hold” or cry enough
Just remember the things your parents taught you

Lyrics & music by James Keelaghan © Tranquila Music. All rights reserved.