This thunderstorm has ruled too long Made us careful of our steps But it's not the rumble that ever scared me none Just the flash that stole my breath I guess the joke never quite made it All the way across the pond So when I go to tell it I've got to keep in mind that the accent comes second to the pun My man has issued another warning The kind we all used to heed But if I'm to fear anything at all I want to see before I go to sleep If I'm to fear everything around I want to see before I go to sleep I want to see before I go to sleep I'm not the one who said it's safe in here Though I'm the first to enter in I spent the last hour, coughing up All this blood no one knew I had