The blackest storm I ever saw
Was headed in from Omaha
And the latest news from Tokyo was a lot of ugly numbers
I was checkin' pay phones for forgotten coins
As the clouds came over West Des Moines
Got into the the shower with all my clothes on
Came into the house, got the curtains drawn
Hey hey, let the water run down
Hey hey, let the water run down

By noon it was clear that winter'd come
And I just let the watеr run
And I got soap suds in my eyes
And they stung likе iodine
The phone started ringing like a fire alarm
And the voice on the machine was brutally calm
New numbers coming down the wire
Got into the shower with my eyes on fire
Hey hey let it fall on me
Let it all come down relentlessly
You swore that you would stick around
When days like this started coming down
Well, get out the crystal
Get out the good champagne
We're going down
In flames