Fast and Loud

My baby be can be quiet; So sweet and soft
Every once in a while, though, I tick her off

Clouds rolling in; It ‘ll be here soon
There’s a cold front forming in the master bedroom

Life in the hurricane belt can be nerve racking
I’m headed upstairs to get busy packing

Fast and loud (You better heed the warning)
Fast and loud (There’s a storm a coming)
Fast and loud ( No time to explain)
Fast and loud (Like a run away train)
Fast and loud; Seek shelter wherever you can

I’m a slow moving man; Alabama bred
I didn’t understand a single word she said.

Her voice jumped an octave and her tone is sour
Her lips are moving now about 90 miles an hour

Papers flyin’ round all over the loft
Look out boys, the roof is coming off

Fast and loud (You better heed the warning)
Fast and loud (There’s a storm a coming)
Fast and loud (No time to explain)
Fast and loud (Like a run-away train)
Fast and loud; Seek shelter wherever you can

(Bridge)

I just saw my clothes fly down the stairs
And the warning sirens are starting to blare

I’m curled up under the basement bar
Just waiting till I can make a run for the car.

(Solos)

(Bridge)

I just saw my clothes fly down the stairs
And the warning sirens are starting to blare

I’m curled up under the basement bar
Just waiting till I can make a run for the car.


In a day or two, the winds will die down
I’ll leave the shelter; come back from town

Back to the house; clean up the mess
The price of life in paradise -- I guess

My forecasting powers are poor indeed
Some Doppler Radar might be what I need

Fast and loud (You better heed the warning)
Fast and loud (There’s a storm a coming)
Fast and loud (Like a run-away train)
Fast and loud (No time to explain)
Fast and loud; Seek shelter wherever you can