Big Country - The Storm lyrics

I came from the hills with a tear in my eye The winter closed in and the crows filled the sky The houses were burning in flames gold and red The people were running with eyes full of dread Ah my James They didn’t have to do this We chased them for miles I had tears in my eyes Through forest and moor as the clouds filled the sky The storm broke upon us with fury and flame Both hunters and hunted washed out in the rain Ah my James They didn’t have to do this I know I can never return To the time of hope when I was born Let the strength of peace run through my hands When we walk away from the storm’s roar Then I will be afraid no more And now I’m sure of where I stand Let the strength of peace run through this land And nobody smiled as we took back our own While rain beat upon us the thunder would moan And nobody smiled when we knew what was lost We knew well enough only time proves the cost Ah my James They didn’t have to do this Ah my James They didn’t have to do this I know I can never return To the time of hope when I was born Let the strength of peace run through my hands When we walk away from the storm’s roar Then I will be afraid no more And now I’m sure of where I stand Let the strength of peace run through this land