Shelter From The Storm

'T was in another lifetime, one of toil an' 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"

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 an' men who are fightin' to be warm
"Come in", she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm"

Not a word was spoke between us, there was no risk involved
Nothing up to that point had even been resolved
Try imagining a place where it's always safe an' 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 an' she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrists an' flowers in her hair
She walked up to me so gracefully an' took my crown of thorns
"Come in", she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm"

Now the bonds are broken but they can be retied
For one more journey to the woods, the holes where spirits hide
It's a never endin' battle for a piece that's always torn
"Come in", she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm"

Well the deputy walks on hard nails an' the preacher rides a mount
But nothin' really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
An' the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn
"Come in", she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm"

Well i've heard new babies cryin' like a mournin' dove
An' 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"

And now there's a wall between us, somethin' there's been lost
I took too much from granted, i got my signals crossed
Just to think it all began on a non-eventful morn
"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, 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 across the line
Beauty walks on a razor's edge, someday i'll make it mine
If i could only turn back the clock to when God an' her were born
"Come in", she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm"