Story Behind The Song
Hurricanes have always been a devastating power of nature, but a surviving a category 1 storm is quite different than being faced with a CAT 5 monster. Beware, and heed the authorities.
Song Description
There is almost always plenty of warning, but you must act quickly to evacuate due to congestion along the coast.
| Song Length |
4:12 |
Genre |
Rock - Easy Listening, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Troubled |
Subject |
Storms, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Glenn Frey, The Eagles |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
HURRICANE
© 1976/2004 by John G. Fausett
The wind is whistling around the bend
A restless sea is on the rise
I?m watching every one of the flags extend
Under the lowering overcast skies
Yes, I?ve boarded up the windows around my home
Just to keep out the driving rain
But I?m thinking that I should have left yesterday
Hurricane!
The news has been tracking it as it forms
And they say it will get stronger yet
I?ve gambled through a number of weaker storms
But I think this time I?m losing the bet
Now the waves are becoming an angry foam
Could it be all my work was in vain?
And I know I should have left here yesterday
Hurricane! (twice)
I jump at the crash of a falling tree
And there?s a surge coming out of the sea
Now I think I?m losing the roof that?s protecting me
It?s a hurricane!
An eerie silence is in the air
As the sunrays fill the sky
But nothing is encouraging me out there
It?s just a false hope under the eye
Soon the fury will return to break apart
And destroy whatever now remains
Should have heeded the authorities yesterday
Hurricane!
When I saw the flags yesterday morning
I knew the watch had become a warning
I ignored the evacuation
Now I?m part of the devastation
The wind is whistling around the bend
A restless sea is on the rise
Bridges crashing! Driving rain --- Hurricane!