Shelter From The Storm - Rodney Crowell
It was 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
in she said
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 stay warm
in she said
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
in I will give you shelter from the storm
You were burned out from exhaustion buried in the hail
Poisoned in the bushes blown out on the trail
Hunted like a crocodile ravaged in the corn
in I will 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 gracefully and took my crown of thorns
in she said
give you shelter from the storm
Now there's a wall between us somethin' there's been lost
I took too much for granted I got my signals crossed
Just to think that it all began on a noneventful morn
in I said
give you shelter from the storm
Well the deputy walks on hard nails the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much it's doom alone that counts
The one-eyed undertaker he blows his futile horn
in she said
give you shelter from the storm
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I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
And old men with their broken teeth stranded without love
Do I understand your question man is it hopeless and forlorn
in she said
give you shelter from the storm
In a little hilltop village they gamble for my clothes
You'll bargain for salvation and they give you a lethal dose
You'll offer up your innocence and get repaid with scorn
in I will give you shelter from the storm
Now 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 hands of time to when you and God were born
I know that I could give you
Shelter from the storm
Come in and I will give you shelter from the storm