Shelter from the Storm

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
"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 stay 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  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
"Come 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
"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  I got my signals crossed
Just to think that it all began on a noneventful morn
"Come in " I said
"I'll 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
"Come in " she said
"I'll 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
"Come in " she said
"I'll 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
"Come 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