early in the morning before the daylight i hear the sound of thunder coming through in the night i lie awake and i wonder where my life is going am i on a road leading nowhere there s no way of knowing oh knowing because i ve seen the lightning and i m ready for the rain to fall now i m standing on a mountain looking into the sky i see the clouds come rolling in water fills my eyes i don t know what s in the future no one can say don t want to think about the past i ve got to live for today cause i ve seen the lightning now i need to find my own way while i ve still got time and i m ready for the rain to fall because i ve heard the thunder and i m ready for the rain to fall i m ready ready for the rain oh i ve got to rise above it all get ready for the rain to fall oh got ready did you ever know someone who had lost their way built their own little kingdom and just blew it all away i m not ashamed to admit it that someone was me i m going to look to the future now cause i ve set myself free and i ve seen the lightning yeah i m going to set myself free while i ve still got time  get ready for the rain to fall cause i ve heard the thunder now and i m ready for the rain to fall i m ready ready for the rain oh i ve got to rise above it all get ready for the rain to fall while i ve still got time yeah i m ready for the rain to fall because i ve seen the lightning i m ready for the rain to fall i m ready ready for the rain oh i ve got to rise above it all get ready for the rain to fall while i ve still got time yeah ready for the rain to fall i m ready ready for the rain ready for the rain to fall fall down on me oh i ve got to rise above it all fall fall down on me down on me down on me