JOE COCKER lyrics - Shelter Me

(Nick DiStefano)



This ain't no place for losers

Or the innocent of mind

It's a full time job for anyone

To stay alive



The streets are set like boundaries

For a war that's never won

On a wasteland full of broken dreams

And hired guns



[Chorus:]

Shelter me, baby shelter me

When I lose control or my way home

Shelter me



I go to sleep with one eye open

The other holds my tears

In the darkness I can hide my heart

But not my fears



In the morning like a soldier

I'll approach the battleground

Another day, another dollar made

And the world goes round



[Chorus:]

Shelter me, baby shelter me

When I'm sinkin' down, or losin' ground

Shelter me



Every time I tumble down

I wanna pack it up and leave this town

But when I finally get the nerve

And the lead out of my shoes

I think of you, I think of you



[Chorus out:]

Shelter me, baby shelter me

When I lose control or my way home

Shelter me