'Twas in another lifetime One of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue The road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness A creature void of form
Come in she said I'll give ya 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 ya 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 ya Shelter from the storm
I was burned out from exhaustion Buried in the hail
Poisoned in the bushes And blown out on the trail
Hunted like a crocodile Ravaged in the corn
Come in she said I'll give ya Shelter from the storm
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 ya 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 then 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 and 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
