Everybody needs a little place
they can hide
Somewhere to call their own
Don't let nobody inside
Every now and then we all need to let go
For some it's the doctor
For me it's rock and roll
For some it's a bottle
For some it's a pill
Some people wave the bottle
Cause it's giving them a thrill
Others point their finger
If they don't like what they see
If you live in a glass house,
don't be throwing rocks at me
We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper to get us by
We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper
Ooh, and it'll be all right
Check out Mr. Politician in his suit and tie
But when the doors are closed,
there ain't nothin' he won't try
Meanwhile, Mr. Medicine's
treating his best friend's wife
Temple at the war against
the record industry
She said she saw that deadline
on her MTV
We all need a little shelter,
just a little helper to get us by.
We all need a little shelter, just
Still it'll happen, ooh,
and it'll be alright
Oh, for some it's the needle,
for some it's the kill
Some people read the Bible
cause it's giving them a thrill
You can spend your money
before you get your pay
With a toss of the dice,
you can piss it all away
We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper to get us by
We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper
An d it'll be alright
We all need a little shelter
We a help and it'll be alright
We all need a little shelter
Just a little help and it'll be alright
Ooh.