Shelter From The Storm

[ti:Shelter From The Storm] [ar:Rodney Crowell] [al:The Outsider] [by:季风网-【http://www.ip21.cn】] [offset:0] 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 "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 " -music- 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