There was a day I saw lightning
There was a day I saw lightning
I said hey, hey, hey
I said ho, ho, ho
I said haa, haa, haa
I said hee, hee, hee

I saw wind and rain
Saw mountains fall
Saw temples burn
And prison walls

I saw floods comin'
And children run
I saw no more shelter
No more sun

Then it came to me in a flash of light
Sycamore tree in the dead of night
Bottom bell in the longest day
In the hottest wind, I'm in the falling rain
I saw lightning, I saw lightning, I saw lightning, I saw lightning

And I held my head up but it struck me down
It struck me down, and it struck me down
Struck me down
Struck me down to the ground

I said Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light?
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light?

There was a day I saw lightning