The waves crash in and the tide pulls out   It's an angry sea but there is no doubt   That the lighthouse will keep shining in the night   To warn the lonely sailor      The lightning strikes and the wind cuts cold   Through the sailor's bones, to the sailor's soul   'Till there's nothing left that he can hold   Except the roaring ocean      But I am ready for the storm, yes oh ready I'm   I'm ready for the storm, I'm ready for the storm      Give me mercy for my dreams, 'cause every confrontaion   Seems to tell me what it really means to be a lonely sailor   But when the sky begins to clear and the sun it melts away my fear   I cry a silent, weary tear at those that mean to love me      And I am ready for the storm, yes oh ready I'm   I'm ready for the storm, I'm ready for the storm      Distance it is no real friend, and time will take its time   And you will find that in the end it brings you near a lonely sailor   But when you take me by your side, you love me warm, you love me   And I should've realized I had no reason to be frightened      And I am ready for the storm, yes oh ready I'm   I'm ready for the storm, I'm ready for the storm (x2)