The Thunder Rolling By

from Winter Rain by Steve Gilligan

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The Thunder Rolling By

Sow the seeds of discontent and reap a harvest of hate
Watch the swollen rivers rise to flood an honest day
Couds move in to block the sun and color a sullen sky
So heed the cry in the coming night of the thunder rolling by

Roll the boys of summer out and bring in a winter wind
The freedom lost is not the cost it’s the spirit that’s done in
They say a man is not a man unless he learns to fight
And heeds the cry in the coming night of the thunder rolling by

Jesus died at 33 my father at 81
They both endured the shining sword and ridicule of some
But the sands will always shift again and cover the age gone by
So heed the cry in the coming night of the thunder rolling by

How best relate this thing called fate, how best to wait it out
Like fashions come, like passions go, like water falling down
So raise your eyes and scan the skies and watch for a blazing sign
And heed the cry in the coming night of the thunder rolling by

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from Winter Rain, released June 9, 2014
Steve Gilligan - vocals, acoustic guitars, bass, harmonica, percussion
Ruby Bird - accordian

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Steve Gilligan Boston, Massachusetts

Steve Gilligan is best known as bassist of legendary Boston rock 'n' roll band The Stompers. He's released 4 solo CDs; "Jacobs Well", “Winter Rain”, “Dogpatch Garage”, and now "Next Someday", which rocks with a melodic energy found in the best from bands like Tom Petty & XTC. ... more

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