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Shelter From The Storm 1

Bob Dylan

(Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)


17 Sep 1974
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN
MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKS:
    THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 14 (DeLuxe Edition) #4

  Blood On The Tracks session 2, A & R Studios, NYC - 17.sep.1974, take 2  

'T was in another lifetime, one of toil an' blood
When blackness was a virtue an' 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."

An' 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 an' men who are fightin' 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 imaginin' a place where it's always safe an' 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 an' she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrist an' flowers in her hair
She walked up to me so gracefully an' 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 from granted, i got my signals crossed
Just to think that it all began on a non-eventful morn
"Come in", she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."

Well the deputy walks on hard nails an' the preacher rides a mount
But nothin' really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
An' 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 mornin' dove
An' 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, i 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 across 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 an' her were born
"Come in", she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." 
    

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Shelter From The Storm 2


17 Sep 1974
MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKS:
    THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 14 (DeLuxe Edition) #1
THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN
BLOOD ON THE TAPES (T-520)
MORE BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
HARD TO FIND Vol. 5 (Lost Track Searcher) (T-625)

  Blood On The Tracks session 2, A & R Studios, NYC - 17.sep.1974, take 1, Jerry McGuire soundtrack  

'T was in another lifetime, one of toil an' blood
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
I come in from the wilderness, a creature void of form
"Come in", she said, "I'll give ya shelter from the storm."

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 an' men who are fightin' to be warm
"Come in", she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm".

Not a word was spoke between us, there was no risk involved
Nothing up to that point had even been resolved
Try imagining a place where it's always safe an' warm
"Come in", she said, "I'll give ya 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 ya shelter from the storm."

Suddenly i turned around an' she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrist an' flowers in her hair
She walked up to me so gracefully an' took my crown of thorns
"Come in", she said, "I'll give ya shelter from the storm."

Now the bonds are broken but they can be retied
For one more journey to the woods, the holes where spirits hide
It's a never endin' battle for a peace that's always torn
"Come in," she said "I'll give ya shelter from the storm."

Well the deputy walks on hard nails an' the preacher rides a mount
But nothin' really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
An' the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn
"Come in", she said, "I'll give ya shelter from the storm."

Well i've heard newborn babies cryin' like a mornin' dove
An' 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 ya shelter from the storm."

And now there's a wall between us, somethin' there's been lost
I took too much from granted, i got my signals crossed
Just to think it all began on a non-eventful morn
"Come in", she said, "I'll give ya shelter from the storm."

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, got repaid with scorn
"Come in", she said, "I'll give ya shelter from the storm."

Well i'm livin' in a foreign country, but i'm bound across the line
Beauty walks on a razor's edge, someday i'll make it mine
If i could only turn back the clock to when god an' her were born
"Come in", she said, "I'll give ya shelter from the storm". 
    

Recording dates & record list

17 Sep 1974 2 MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 14 (DeLuxe Edition) #1
THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN
HARD TO FIND Vol. 5 (Lost Track Searcher) (bootleg)
BLOOD ON THE TAPES (bootleg)
MORE BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (bootleg)
17 Sep 1974 MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 14 (DeLuxe Edition) #2
MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 14 (DeLuxe Edition) #3
17 Sep 1974 1 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN
MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 14 (DeLuxe Edition) #4
23 May 1976 HARD RAIN
BOB DYLAN LIVE 1961-2000
ROCK & FOLK LE SAMPLER (single)
1 Mar 1978 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN
2 Jun 1978 STOP CRYING (bootleg)
4 Jul 1978 MY BACK PAGES (bootleg)
6 Jul 1978 BORDER BENEATH THE SUN (bootleg)
15 Jul 1978 THE PICNIC AT BLACKBUSHE (bootleg)
12 Oct 1978 I WAS YOUNG WHEN I LEFT HOME (bootleg)
23/25 May 1984 DIRTY LIES (bootleg)
23/25 May 1984 DIRTY LIES (bootleg) #2
28 May 1984 THE JOKERMAN PLAYS IN THE ARENA (vb)
8 Jul 1984 OVER THE BROKEN GLASS (bootleg)
May 1989 NEVER ENDING TOUR REHEARSALS (bootleg)
10 Jun 1989 BUFFALO SKINNERS (bootleg)
29 Jun 1991 THE NEVER ENDING TOUR (bootleg)
29 Jun 1991 MIDFYN (bootleg)
9 May 1992 SAN JOSE REVISITED (bootleg)
21 Feb 1993 AND THE NEVER ENDING TOUR BAND (bootleg)
29 Jun 1993 HARD TIMES IN MARSEILLE (bootleg)
16 Feb 1994 THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (bootleg)
31 Mar 1995 BOB'S FULL HOUSE BRIXTON III (bootleg)
22 Jun 1995 THE PEDLAR NOW SPEAKS (bootleg)
8 Nov 2000 PATHWAY TO THE STARS (bootleg)