There's big black clouds blowin in from the west   I've been drivin all day lord I sure could use some rest   There's a motel up ahead where I can unwind   Cause I sure love thunderstorms and neon signs      I grew up on the rough from town to town    My daddy's line of work kept us movin' around   I got fond memories of the what things were back then   The warmth of the neon when a bad storm was movin' in      (Chorus)   We listen to the opry in a small cafe   When we stop to get a bite along the way   Whenever I hear the wheels begin to whine   It takes me back to another time      I got a real nice room with a radio and TV   This here motel livin' is the only life for me   And it looks like it'll be rainin' for quite some time   And mixed with the lightnin' a glow from a neon sign      [Interlude]      (repeat chorus)      There's a big black cloud blowin' in from the west   I've been drivin' all day lord I sure could use some rest   There's a motel up ahead where I can unwind   'Cause I sure love thunderstorms and neon signs      Lord I sure love thunderstorms and neon signs