If you let me I will be your shelter
I will be your strngth and shield
As you battle in the field alone
There are moments when I sit
And look into this heart that now
You've made your home
Never really understanding
All that you have done
To change this heart
To flesh from stone
It's at these moments when I feel
I'd rather go my way
That I hear your spirit say
Babe won't you stay right here with me
I know your burdens
I know all your needs
And when you feel you stand alone
As you battle in the field
I will forever be your strength
Forever be your shield
For the rest of your days
'Til we meet face to face
Day by day I seem to fear the fight
As I do battle with these thoughts in my head
Thinking of what it would be like for

Just today to do all that
I've often felt
Only one could love somebody
With a heart so cold
So lost just like my own
(But you keep on sayin')
Babe won't you stay right here with me
I know your burdens
I know all your needs
And when you feel you stand alone
As you battle in the field
I will forever be your strength
Forever be your shield
For the rest of your days
'Til we meet face to face
Sometimes I feel you should just give up on me
'Coz I keep pushin' you to the limit
But you never ever let me go
And with that still small voice
I hear you say to me
Come home
Come home
Babe won't you stay right here with me
I know your burdens
I know all your needs
And when you feel you stand alone
As you battle in the field
I will forever be your strength
Forever be your shield
For the rest of your days
'Til w