[Verse 1]
My father used to work the seam far below the ground
Digging for the coal to melt the steel
But now he stands a lonely man idle and forlorn
Just like the iron wheels that took him down (down...)

[Chorus]
I can't stop my tears from falling, falling down like rain
Your words of wisdom call to me
I hang my head in shame
We're living in the calm before the storm
We're living in the calm before the storm

[Verse 2]
He used to be the fisherman who sailed the mighty sea
Searching for the harvest from the deep
But now the fleets are rusting hulks anchored at the quay
Floating on a cold gray empty sea

[Chorus]
I can't stop my tears from falling, falling down like rain
Your words of wisdom call to me
I hang my head in shame
We're living in the calm before the storm
We're living in the calm before the storm
[Bridge]
My father was a working man, he gave his life to me
His spirit reaches out through time and guides my destiny


[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
I can't stop my tears from falling, falling down like rain
Your words of wisdom call to me
I hang my head in shame
We're living in the calm before the storm
We're living in the calm before the storm
We're living in the calm before the storm
We're living in the calm before the storm