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Joe Cocker – Shelter Me (1986) | Track profile | Dork

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Shelter Me

Release date: 18th April 1986

About This Track

"Shelter Me" is a track by Joe Cocker, from the album Cocker, released 18th April 1986. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Joe Cocker

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Lyrics

Shelter Me

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 have shallow boundaries

For the war that's everyone

What a wasteland for

Broken dreams and hired guns

Shelter me, baby shelter me

When I'm sitting like I'm losing ground

Shelter me

I've gone to sleep

But when I open

The other goes my tears

In the darkness

I can I can hide my heart

But non of my fears

In the morning

Like a soldier

I look closed up battleground

Another day

Another part of me

And the world goes round

Shelter me

Won't you shelter me

When I'm sitting like I'm losing ground

Shelter me

Won't you shelter me

Oh, shelter me

When I lose control

Of my own home

Shelter me

Every time time I tumble down

I want to pack it up and leave this town

But when I finally get the nerve

Get cleared out of the shoes

I'm thanking you

I'm thanking you

Baby shelter me

Please shelter me

When I'm sitting down, and losing ground

Shelter me

Won't you shelter me

When I lose control

Am I alone

Shelter me

Won't you shelter me

Oh, shelter me

Baby please

Oh, shelter me

Stay back and shelter me

Come on and shelter me

When I lose control

Am I alone

Shelter me

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Nick DiStefano
Producer: Terry Manning
Engineer: Kim Jenkins, Pat Stapley, Paul Mortimer, Stuart Berry, Terry Manning
Bass: Vito San Filippo
Drums: Eric Parker
Guitar: Cliff Goodwin
Keyboards: Larry Marshall
Vocals: Joe Cocker
Mixing Engineer: Terry Manning
Programmer: Carl Marsh
Saxophone: Mel Collins