Shelter From The Storm [alternate Version] Lyrics - Bob Dylan

'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood 

When blackness was a virtue 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" 

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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, I got my signals crossed 

Just to think that it all began on an noneventful 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" 

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In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes 

I bargained for salvation an' she 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"