O Evangeline Lyrics - Emmylou Harris

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. 

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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. 

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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...