The leaves on the tree are turnin' inside out   From the Great White North there's a big black cloud   Run for shelter if you can   There's a storm in the heartland      We made it through the flood of '93   But this is gonna be the death of me   I can't hide the tears of a desperate man   There's a storm in the heartland      She's leavin' me just like a restless wind   And I can see my world is comin' to an end   Like the sounds of thunder empty words ring out again   There's a storm in the heartland   There's a storm in the heartland      The love she gave was like a breath of spring   Sweet and pure as a mountain stream   I couldn't see the danger close at hand   There's a storm in the heartland      She's leavin' me just like a restless wind   And I can see my world is comin' to an end   Like the sounds of thunder empty words ring out again   There's a storm in the heartland   There's a storm in the heartland      There's a storm in the heartland