Shelter From The Storm

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 'Twas in another lifetime One of toil and blood When blackness was a virtue The road was full of mud Came in from the wilderness A creature void of form "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm" [Verse 2] And if I pass this way again You can rest assured I'll always do my best for her On that I give my word In a world of steel-eyed death and men Who are fighting to be warm "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm" [Verse 3] Not a word was spoke between us There was little risk involvеd Everything up to that point Had been left unresolvеd Try imagining a place Where it's always safe and warm "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm" [Verse 4] Suddenly I turned around And she was standing there With silver bracelets on her wrists And flowers in her hair She walked up to me so gracefully And took my crown of thorns "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm" [Verse 5] Now there's a wall between us Something has been lost I took too much for granted I got my signals crossed Just to think that it all began On a long forgotten morn "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm" [Verse 6] Well, the deputy walks on hard nails And the preacher rides a mount Nothing really matters much It's doom alone that counts And the one-eyed undertaker He blows a futile horn "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm [Verse 7] I heard newborn babies wailing Like a mourning dove And old men with broken teeth Stranded without love Do I understand your question, then? Is it hopeless and forlorn? "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm" [Verse 8] In a little hilltop village They gambled for my clothes I bargained for salvation And they gave me a lethal dose I offered up my innocence And then got repaid with scorn "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm" [Verse 9] Well, I'm living in a foreign country But I'm bound to cross the line Beauty walks a razor's edge Someday I'll make it mine If I could only turn back the clock To when God and her were born "Come in," she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm" [Verse 10] Now the bonds they are broken They can be re-tied By one more journey to the woods The holes where spirits hide Its a never-ending battle for a peace That is always torn And then she said, "I'll give you Shelter from the storm"