Women of Hope

They stood together under a tree in tall grass on TV telling the world their story We will be left to wander and fade away, soldiers came and took our husbands at the break of day We will live on then fade away, soldiers came and killed our children at the break of day Women of hope women of change women of war and pain I believe the almighty knows each and every one by your name Women of hope women of change women of love, joy, no shame You've got something this little life can never take away Running through the darkness of night with her child by her side Oh lord won't you give them a shining armor of light, Oh lord won't you give them a shining armor of light Daybreak brings the sign of new life, with the power to stand Crossing the border she said you will grow free on this land Women of hope women of change women of war and pain I can feel your power in these words she said: If you're feeling helpless, help someone If you're feeling helpless, help someone Nobody really knows how far they will go to keep on living Nobody knows how far they will go to keep on giving and forgiving Aung San Suu Kyi living under house arrest for her peaceful protest Under house arrest, for her peaceful protest! When her people ask her, for a message she said: If you're feeling helpless, help someone If you're feeling helpless, help someone People of hope, people of change people of love, joy, no shame I believe the almighty knows each and every one by your name