15 miles and I'll be home|I've been a long time out here on my own|Soon my troubles will be gone|Best thing I have to move along|And the heels of my boots are old and worn|From runnin' in the shadow of the storm||And I don't know but I've heard say|That a rambler is just built this way |Ain't nothing he can do to hide|All the emptiness down deep inside|And it's been this way since I was born|Always runnin' in the shadow of the storm||Now dark clouds rollin' through them hills|Makes the moon shines through like a whiskey still |Feel the rain come pouring down |As the thunder makes that distant sound |With nothing but a blanket to keep me warm|I'm just runnin' in the shadow of the storm||Well, I got five dollars in my hand|And you know I've been an honest man|Just searchin' for some love to send|And to lift my hopes every now and then |But it's best to keep safe and away from harm|When you're runnin' in the shadow of the storm||Cause I'm a stranger in this town|Where the lights are low and the music's loud|From another place, another time|Uneasy thoughts inside my mind|Don't get too close now, you've been warned|Cause I'm runnin' in the shadow of the storm||Now hear that engine moan and wine|And the highway is a friend of mine|Keeps me headed towards the light|May the angels grant me second sight|And one day I may be reborn|No more runnin' in the shadow of the storm