THROUGH THE LIGHTNIN' STORM
Brenn HillDefenders Recording Co (BMI)

Verse 1:
Bucky started pitchin' somehow I stayed on
Seven miles up Eastfork Meadow fifteen miles long
Nobody watched the news last night nobody checked the weather
We were four young wranglers followin' a boss hellbent for leather

There were 700 pair stretched out in front of us
And at the first strike of dry lightnin' I heard ol' Ricky cuss
It was deep down in his throat it was a whisper cross his lips
But it echoed in our hearts and souls each time the lightnin' hit

Chorus:
And Donnie rolled a smoke to hide the fear inside his eyes
And Pedro started prayin' lookin' all across the skies
And the rimrock all around us flashed the air was dense and warm
As we kept the herd a movin' on through the lightnin' storm

Verse 2:
We stopped and let our horses drink from the new Spring Tank
And no one said a word as lightnin' crashed along the bank
We tore across the meadow when four pair broke and ran
Longin' for the home corrals and less forsaken land

But we kept em headed north until we reached the summer range
With those old dry lightnin' nimbus clouds just circlin' so strange
The lightnin' and the wind passed by the Meadow's upper end
And we all started talkin' loud and laughin' once again

Chorus:
And Donnie rolled another smoke and drew hard on his flask
And Pedro started singin' loud and sang the whole ride back
And the rimrock all around us watched like mother's watch newborns
As we kept the herd a movin' on through the lightnin' storm

Verse 3:
Sometimes the storms of life will come when you expect it least
The great gray clouds will gather o'er and roar just like a beast
Just square your shoulders up remember what you're ridin' for
And keep your herd a movin' on through the lightnin' storm
Just keep your hopes and dreams a movin' through the lightnin' storm