Sometimes I find I'm so deep in the shit
Just how deep it's tough to admit
The sign by the road says you better turn back
Just when I thought I was on the right track
To Black Thunder
If you find that your mind has a mind of its own
And the kids down the street are now all fully grown
And they laugh and they point in the direction of your way
Then it's hard to believe anything that they say
About Black Thunder
Near the top of a hill I heard a rainbow sigh
That the sun and the rain never say their goodbye
Soon the birds take to the air then head for the bay
And the child on the street has been told not to play
At Black Thunder
A jukebox in the corner's playing Table Top Joe
As I sit on my own I see it's starting to snow
He has a habit, he laughs when the story turns sad
These days it seems that the whole world is mad
With Black Thunder
The last time I saw him he was shouting at the sky
To answer his who, what, when, where, and why
And as he shouts that the game he plays it's never been fair
He overhears the judge swear he just doesn't care
For Black Thunder
But when the gambler smiles he has a pretty face
He's run for office never finishing better than 5th place
The love of his bride was said to be very wide
Just not wide enough to find a good place to hide
From Black Thunder
The day of their wedding became overcast and gray
But the groom knew where to stand and precisely what to say
Down the hall he heard the maid of honor loudly declare
This room should be full but the only one there
Was Black Thunder
The jury was led in they had a job to oversee
Who was in the wrong and who should be set free
From the judge's chamber I could see the track was all wet
And the gambler proclaimed that had been the last time he bet
On Black Thunder
So the judge stood up for to send for his gown
But his gavel had been misplaced by the family clown
While the bailiff kept a secret he knew which law to bend
The jury foreman said back to him I have a friend
Like Black Thunder
Now my back is to the courtroom wall, the feeling is tense
I'd run or I'd hide if either made any sense
I know it's time to leave when a deal has gone bad
As a cry in the night screams I've just been had
By Black Thunder