Shelter from the Storm Lyrics

Twas 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 pa*s this way again, you can rest a*sured
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 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," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm"

I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail
Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn
"Come in," she said, "I'll 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 so 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, 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, man, 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 an' 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"

Bob Dylan - Essential Bob Dylan

Jul 2002

1. Blowin' in the Wind
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
3. Times They Are A-Changin'
4. It Ain't Me Babe
5. Maggie's Farm
6. It's All over Now, Baby Blue
7. Mr. Tambourine Man
8. Subterranean Homesick Blues
9. Like a Rolling Stone
10. Positively 4th Street
11. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
12. I Want You
13. Just Like a Woman
14. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
15. All Along the Watchtower
16. Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
17. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
18. Lay Lady Lay
19. If Not for You
20. I Shall Be Released
21. You Ain't Going Nowhere
22. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
23. Forever Young
24. Tangled Up in Blue
25. Shelter from the Storm
26. Hurricane
27. Changing of the Guards
28. Gotta Serve Somebody
29. Blind Willie McTell
30. Jokerman
31. Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)
32. Silvio
33. Everything Is Broken
34. Dignity [Original Version]
35. Not Dark Yet
36. Things Have Changed