It was in another lifetime,
When blackness was a virtue
and the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness,
I'll give you shelter from
If I pass this way again,
I'll always do my be st for her
who are fighting to be won
I'll give you a shelter from the storm
there was little risk involved.
Everything up to that point
had been left unresolved.
where it's always safe and warm.
I'll give you shelter from
I was burned out from exhaustion
and blown out on the trail
I'll give you shelter from the
Suddenly I turned around an
With silver bracelets on her wrists
She walked up to me so gracefully
and took my crown of thorns
I'll give you shelter from
Now there's a wall between us,
something there's been lost
I took too much for granted,
Just to think it all began
on a long -forgotten mall
I'll give you shelter from the
Well, the deputy walks on hot nails
and the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much,
it's doom alone that counts
And the one -eyed undertaker,
I'll give you shelter from the
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
I'll give you shelter from
Now I'm living 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