Bob Dylan Songs - Shelter From the Storm Lyrics

Bob Dylan - Shelter From the Storm

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Album: Blood on the Tracks
Released: 1975

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 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 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"

Writer/s: BOB DYLAN
Publisher: BOB DYLAN MUSIC CO
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Shelter From the Storm

This song expresses the sadness of not knowing what you have until it's gone: "Now there's a wall between us, something 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.'" It's likely that Dylan wrote this about his soon to be ex-wife, Sara Dylan. (thanks, adam - evanston, IL)

Dylan wrote this with only three chords and a simple melody. It started out as a song called "Up To Me," which Roger McGuinn recorded in 1976.

Dylan got the title from a line in Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who'll Stop The Rain?": "I went down Virginia, seekin' shelter from the storm..." (thanks, Greg - Calgary, United States)

This appears on the Jerry McGuire Soundtrack.

Dylan wrote the material for Blood on the Tracks while he was dealing with his impending divorce from Sara Dylan.