Shelter In Your Arms Raw Throat Raymond Lyrics inspired by @Gill_Mars (Fire)

[Start] [Intro – Low Barroom Guitar / Soft Pedal Steel / Room Tone] Mmm. It’s 2:17. That ain’t late. That’s honest. Late is when a man still got lies left. I’m fresh out. [Verse 1] Last call lights look mean on my face Show every mile I been draggin’ through this place Stage smoke stickin’ to my Sunday shirt Boots full of road and a mouth full of hurt Cold truck seat waitin’ outside Motel neon blinkin’ like it also lied I been strong so long it turned into a habit Then pride found a bottle and my fool hand grabbed it [Turnaround – Spoken] A man can call it “holdin’ together” right up till he hears himself rattle. [Chorus – Worn / Warm Blues Lift] I’ve been running wide open Now I’m done and I’m hoping Girl, let me seek some shelter in your arms Truth is, I’m tired Bruised up and fired And I need some shelter in your arms I don’t need you to fix me Don’t need you to make me clean Just let me lay this hard world down somewhere soft between I’ve been running wide open Now I’m done and I’m hoping Girl, let me seek some shelter in your arms [Verse 2 – Gravel Blues-Rap] I worked too long and drank too late Mistook keepin’ busy for keepin’ straight Took every hard job like it owed me proof Came home wearin’ dust from somebody else’s roof Knuckles got stories Bills got names Pocket full of matches from dead motel games I laughed in rooms where my soul weren’t welcome Made jokes so sharp even I felt ’em I been useful I been reckless I been everybody’s ride when my own tank helpless And I kept sayin’ fine like fine was a prayer But fine don’t mean nothin’ when ain't nobody there [Aside – Low] “Fine.” That’s a little coffin men carry in their mouth. [Chorus – Worn / Warm Blues Lift] I’ve been running wide open Now I’m done and I’m hoping Girl, let me seek some shelter in your arms Truth is, I’m tired Bruised up and fired And I need some shelter in your arms I don’t need you to fix me Don’t need you to make me clean Just let me lay this hard world down somewhere soft between I’ve been running wide open Now I’m done and I’m hoping Girl, let me seek some shelter in your arms [Verse 3] You know I ain’t no hero Never claimed that crown Heroes get painted after they let folks down I got bad turns I got unpaid nights Got ghosts in my jacket and ash in my sights I got songs I sing so strangers don’t see How much of the warning was aimed back at me But you got a porch light that don’t ask for a speech And a quiet in your kitchen my noise can’t reach You got hands that don’t feel like judgment You got a door that don’t sound like punishment And if I stand here with my hat in my hand It ain’t romance, girl It’s all I can stand...Goddamn [Turnaround – Spoken] Don’t look at me gentle too quick. I might mistake it for permission to break. [Bridge – Low / Exposed] I ain’t askin’ for saving I done made peace with my bill I ain’t askin’ for heaven I doubt I’d sit still I ain’t askin’ you to carry what I dragged through the rain I ain’t askin’ you to love the ugliest parts of my name Just give me one night where I don’t have to be stone One little room where the fight leaves my bones I can fall apart quiet I can keep it small I just need somewhere safe to not stand tall [Break – Pedal Steel Ache / Guitar Breathes] Mmm-mm-mm Ain’t that a thing? Man spends half his life tryin’ to be thunder. Then begs for a roof. [Final Chorus – Cracked Vocal / Full Band Warmth] I’ve been running wide open Now I’m done and I’m hoping Girl, let me seek some shelter in your arms Truth is, I’m tired Bruised up and fired And I need some shelter in your arms I don’t need you to fix me Don’t need you to pardon my scars Just let the night stop swingin’ while I’m sheltered in your arms I’ve been running wide open Too damn long, now I know it Girl, let me seek some shelter in your arms Let me stop performin’ Let me make it through morning Girl, I need some shelter in your arms [Outro – Harmonica Soft / Spoken] If you open that door, I’ll come in quiet. Boots off. Pride down. No speech. Just one tired man tryin’ not to lie to the one place that still feels true. Mmm. That oughta be simple. So naturally, I don't even know if I can do it.... [End]