[Country Ballad, Female Lead – Slow Build to Full Power Chorus] [Verse 1] Beer cans open like thunder in the sky I’m sittin’, hiding in my room, just askin’ why A child too young to know the rules But old enough to dodge your booze You’d rage like clockwork, same old show The tv would rile you, and after me you’d go I’d ride that bike down to town Chasin’ silence, feeling the freedom round In the wind, I’d make believe I was someone else, finally free [Chorus] So thank you for the storm, for the scars and the rain For showin’ me the monster that hides behind the pain You taught me what I’d never do, what love should never be I swore I’d break the chain—so my kids could just be free And every bruise you left behind Built the backbone in my spine I’m not bitter anymore… I just thank you for the storm [Verse 2] You’d say, “Who hurt you?” like it weren’t you Like the truth just slipped right past you too But I remember the pain of every slam of your fist And prayin’ for it all to end in the reflection of that blade against my wrist I never tried to get attention, never heard I love you Don’t show weakness, you could smell it, this I knew But strength ain’t born in love and light It’s built in lonely, sleepless nights [Chorus] So thank you for the storm, for the scars and the rain For showin’ me the monster that hides behind the pain You taught me what I’d never do, what love should never be I swore I’d break the chain—so my kids could just be free And every bruise you left behind Built the backbone in my spine I’m not bitter anymore… I just thank you for the storm [Bridge] I don’t drink, I don’t numb my soul ’Cause I saw what happens when you lose control And I hold my babies, kiss their heads Tuck ’em in safe, no tears in bed [Final Chorus] So thank you for the storm, for the thunder in my past It lit a fire inside my heart that finally outlasts You taught me what a man is not, and what a dad should be So I became the one I needed you to be And every bruise you left behind Built the armor on this spine I’m not broken anymore… I just thank you for the storm

Thank You for the Storm