'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of
mud
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of
form.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
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."
Not a word was spoke between us, there was little
risk involved
Everything up to that point had been left
unresolved.
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and
warm.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the
hail,
Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' 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."
Now there's a wall between us, somethin' there's
been lost
I took too much for granted, 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."
Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the
preacher rides a mount
But 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."
I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin'
dove
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love.
Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless
and forlorn?
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my
clothes
I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal
dose.
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, I'm livin' 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."
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