You and I are two of a kind
Two restless spirits of the same mind
We know the risks and yet we stay
We're brave or crazy or stubborn that way
You live your life
In the shadow of a whirlwind
It might just come back again
I'll hold on to you
Hold on to me
And we'll stand right here on Tornado Alley
The old ones talk about the one in '43
It blew through town unexpectedly
A little girl was found cryin'
Down by the mill run
And to this day
Nobody knows where she came from
You live your life
In the shadow of a whirlwind
It might just come back again
I'll hold on to you
Hold on to me
And we'll stand our ground on Tornado Alley
Now everybody's got some story of narrow escape
Won by luck, fate or grace
You can run for cover, but you cannot hide
The only safe place
Is the one that you hold inside
It's a misfit, a wild card
It's living in your backyard
It hears no voice but its own
There's just some things that you just can't tame
Some mysteries you'll never call by name
You live your life
In the shadow of a whirlwind
It might just come back again
I'll hold on to you
Hold on to me
And we'll stand right here
You live your life
In the shadow of a whirlwind
It just come back again
I'll hold on to you
Hold on to me
And we'll stand our ground on Tornado Alley