It was another lifetime, worn a toiling bloodWhen blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mudI came in from the wilderness, a creature void of formCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormAnd if I pass this way again, you can rest assuredI'll always do my best for her, on that I give my wordIn a world of still-out death and men are fighting to be warmCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormNot a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involvedEverything up to that point had been left unresolvedTry imagining the place where it's always safe and warmAnd I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my wordCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormI was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hailPoisoned in the bushes and blowing out the trailHunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the cordCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormSuddenly I turned around and she was standing thereWith silver bracelets on her wrist and flowers in her hairShe walked up to me gracefully and took my crown of thornsCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormNow there's a wall between us, something there's notbeen lostI took two birds for granted, we got my signals crossedJust to think that it all began on a long forgotten mornCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormWell the deputy walks on her nails and the creature rides a mountBut nothing really matters muchIt's too late, it's too late, it's too lateI'm the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile hornCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormI've had newborn babies welling like a mourning doveAnd no men with broken teeth, stranded without loveTo understand your question, man, is it hopeless?I'm the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile hornCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormIn a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothesI bargained for salvation and they gave me a lethal doseI offered up my innocence and got repaid with scornCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the stormShelter, shelter from the stormShelter from the stormWell I live in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the lineBeauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mineI'll make it mine, I'll make it mine, I'll make it mineIf I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were bornCome in, she said, I'll give you shelter from the storm