Songtext The storm won't come Richard Thompson

The storm won't come

I'm looking for a storm to blow through town
And blow these sad old buildings down
Fire to burn what fire may
A drain to wash it all away

The storm won't come
The storm won't come
I'm longing for the storm
But the storm won't come

There's a smile of death
Where I lay my hand
So I go to the storm instead
I'll see [?] stand in the rain
Thunder and lightning and I'll scream my name

But it's never the same
But it's never the same
The storm must come to me
And the storm won't come

But I leave instead
No dust is blown
There is no storm
So I'll make my own

Paint up the walls
And I'll [?]
Throw out the old
And the half forgotten

But I'm not as strong
But I'm not as strong
As the wind the rain
And the storm won't come

The storm won't come
The storm won't come
I'm longing for the storm
But the storm won't come