”Shelter” is a driving and melodic Alt-Country stomper. Lyrics reflect on real-life tragedies of family and friends. The theme: What gets you through the day--what’s your shelter?
Lyrics
October Mississippi wreck
Crying newlywed in a little house
Cops said they found him on the road
Flipped his Chevrolet
His uncle called his folks
The sound of a Memphis waiting room
Wash off all the germs
But not the memory
That baby died before he’s one
Goodbye to your son
Goodbye to your son
Shelter, shelter
Shelter from the day
Shelter, shelter from the day
Nice vain nurses at the front
Warming up their lunch in a microwave
And a man with TV preacher hair smoking Winston Lights
Leads the caravan
My uncle fell off his own roof
And broke his neck and died
No one said a thing
We went to the funeral
A stranger read some words
And they played Yellow Submarine
Shelter, shelter
Shelter from the day
Shelter, shelter from the day, oh
Shelter from the day