Wise men say these are the facts of life   What ya can't read, you gotta write   What you don't know can hurt you, welcome to the wasteland   Hail mary, hear me now - I'm in need of sanctuary   Yes, these are hard times to be livin' in   Out in the wasteland where love's a give away   I fall on my face like a rebel in the dirt      Sanctuary, give me some protection   Baby, baby cover me      Feelin' lost and so afraid   Just tryin' to keep the handle on the blade   Been such a long time runnin'   Behind these walls inside of me   Ain't nothin' clear as far as I see   Looks like a storm cloud breakin'   Off in the distance, I hear a drivin' beat - a drivin' beat   The sun goes down like a rebel in the dirt      Sanctuary, give me some protection   Baby, baby cover me   Sanctuary, give me some affection   By, baby shelter me   Heartache gonna worry me down -- I don't like it      Show me mercy, peace of mind   Stand beside me in these troubled times   Give me a reason to believe in now   Love and affection, they seem so far away, so far away   All I can do just to make it through the night      Sanctuary, give me some protection   Baby, baby cover me   Sanctuary, give me some affection   Baby, baby shelter me      Sanctuary, sanctuary   Sanctuary, sanctuary      From the album "gravity's rainbow"   Written by: n. giraldo & m. grombacher