O Evangeline

O Evangeline you been gone so long
 And for a time it seemed
 Every road you took turned wrong
 But a second chance would come
 With each new bridge you burned
 I know you squandered some
 But then from some you learned
 And the point of rescue well
 You passed that long ago
 Oh, but to hear you tell it was
 Just another part of the show
 O Evangeline your faith shone blind and true
 We raise our glass and sing
 Of you Evangeline.
 O Evangeline you with no kith or kin
 The nights so hard and mean
 You shed like them a skin
 For you were always strong
 When the bad slid down to worse
 You still had that song
 It was your blessing and your curse
 But in your tongue
 There is no word for home
 There'll be no one
 To roll away the stone
 O Evangeline you have been a prisoner here
 Bread and roses we shall bring
 To you Evangeline
 O Evangeline what are you fighting for
 You stayed out in that ring
 When nobody's even keepin' score
 But round by round you earned
 Your stumble into grace
 Still with every turn the world
 Becomes a sadder place
 It swallows up the ones
 You have lost the most
 So you sleep with none
 You wake up with ghosts
 O Evangeline you have salted with your tears
 Every lonely mile you've seen
 Through the years Evangeline.
 It's a fatal shore
 You now wash upon
 So weary of the war
 And longer young
 O Evangeline your voice
 Risin' sweet and clear
 We close our eyes and dream
 Of you Evangeline...