[Verse 1]
We had a difficult winter
We had a rough few months
When the storms came in off the coast
It felt like they broke everything on us at once
And it's easy enough to talk about Blitz spirit
When you're not holding the roof up and knee deep in it
And the papers and albums got soaked by the rain
And I wondered if they'd ever get dry again

[Chorus]
But I don't want to spend the whole of my life indoors
Laying low, just waiting on the next storm
I don't want to spend the whole of my life inside
I want to step out, and see the sunshine

[Verse 2]
We lost faith in the omens
We lost faith in our gods
We just ended up clutching at empty rituals
Like gamblers clutching long odds
And I don't care what the weather man is saying
Because the last time that I saw him, he was on his knees and he was praying
And the preachers and the scientists got soaked just the same
And they wondered if they'd ever get dry again
[Chorus]
But I don't want spend the whole of my life indoors
Laying low, just waiting on the next storm
I don't want spend the whole of my life inside
I want to step out, and see the sunshine

[Bridge]
So open the shutters, raise up the mast
Rejoice, rebuild, the storm has passed
Cast off the crutches, cut off the cast
Rejoice, rebuild, the storm has passed
Rejoice, rebuild, the storm has passed

[Outro]
I don't want spend the whole of my life indoors
I don't want spend the whole of my life indoors
I don't want spend the whole of my life inside
I want to step out, and feel the sunshine