I woke up at the darkest hour Every light upon the shoreline was out I gazed out into the deep blue As the thunderous waves roared
Ooh… In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the water came up and swept us out to sea Ooh… In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the sun gave up and never brought the day Ooh ooh… Ooh ooh…
The heavy rain poured down The sky electric with the boom and rumble And, in nerves I counted silently Between the sight and the sound
Ooh… In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the water came up and swept us out to sea Ooh… In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the sun gave up and never brought the day Ooh ooh… Ooh ooh…
In the dimmest light of morning I found a mourning dove Paloma rode the wind to where she lay Silent as a stone
Ooh… In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the water came up and swept us out to sea Ooh… In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the sun gave up and never brought the day Ooh ooh… Ooh ooh…