Once I lived in southern California
Sand and surf was good to me
Then one early morning I was shaken out of bed
And ended up down on my knees
Saying Lord let this building hold together
Don't let me be killed by debris
When it was all over I loaded up my truck
I had to move away from Beverly (Hills that is)
So I slowly made my way to Oklahoma
Secured a little mobile on a hill
I just got settled in when the sky began to rumble
It hailed and got perfectly still
I said Lord let that be a freight train
Winding its way through this stormy night
But Mother Nature laid a track smack through my living room
And I knew that that location wasn't right
I'm just looking for a safer haven, a safer place for me to be
Asking for a little slice of Heaven while holding off eternity
So I took a bus to North Carolina
Became a barefoot bum out on the beach
I gave up television and the papers
So I didn't know what was headed right for me
I said Lord let that be a little weather
Don't let it be a storm that bears a name
I tied myself tightly to a treetop
And I rode out a Class Five hurricane
I'm just looking for a safer haven, a safer place for me to be
Asking for a little slice of Heaven, while holding off eternity
So a friend and I, we sailed to Hawaii
Climbed a mountain with a native guide
She said this was a dormant volcano
Then we heard the deepest gurgle down inside
I said Lord let that be indigestion
We turned and ran quickly for the dock
I never knew that I could run that fast
But I've never been chased by molten rock
And I try to find a moral to this story
To put some closure to this wasted life
I've settled in the Arizona desert
The earth is still. The air is dry
And I said Lord don't let me be so stupid
As to run away from everything I see
I finally found my safer haven
At least until the killer bees find me
I'm just looking for a safer haven, a safer place for me to be
Asking for a little slice of Heaven, while holding off eternity
I'm just looking for a safer haven, a safer place for me to be
Asking for a little slice of Heaven, while holding off eternity