O Evangeline

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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

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And the point of rescue, well, you passed that long ago

O but to hear you tell it, 'twas just another part of the show

O Evangeline, your faith shone blind and true

We raise our glass and sing of you, Evangeline

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O Evangeline, you with no kith or kin

The nights so hard and mean

You shed them like 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

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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

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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

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It swallows up the ones you have loved the most

So you sleep with none, you wake with ghosts

O Evangeline, you have salted with your tears

Every lonely mile you've seen through the years, Evangeline

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And it's a fatal shore you now wash upon

So weary of the war and no longer young

O Evangeline, your voice risin' sweet and clear

We close our eyes and dream of you, Evangeline