In the Wake of Adversity

Hey Patrice don't cry they've no reason to harm you at all They don't realise that the angels surround you with light They don't understand their narrow ways defeat them where they stand They don't realise you hide your sadness beneath a painted smile Ignorance, that light of fools steers a wayward path And sets the course upon which we sail into the night of uncertainty Following the stars that make their way across the sky Valuing the love that lends grace to our hearts We sail