The Ballad of Marie St. Lauriette

Well she was born Marie St. Lauriette From the poorest of countries And the town of Port Au Prince Born the daughter of a poor man She watched her family die in vain Swept away by the flood Of the mighty hurricane But she's still alive A little weathered by the sun And as hard as her life is here She still smiles for everyone And with a little time I know she'll rise above All the heartaches and trouble Of the Haitian way of love She came to Miami Back in 1993 On a small, wooden vessel Not worthy of the sea Her very life hung in the balance She never really had a choice And all along the voyage She could hear her father's voice He said, You're still alive A little weathered by the sun And as hard as our life is here We still gotta smile for everyone And with a little time I know she'll rise above All the heartaches and troubles Of the Haitian way of love Still a young woman Her face betrays her age Worn, bruised and battered From the Haitian sugar cane Oh but now she's in Miami She's gonna find a better way And as long as she's breathing There will be a better day She's still alive A little weathered by the sun And as hard as her life is here She's still got a smile for everyone And with a little time I know she'll rise above All the heartache and troubles Of the Haitian way of love All the heartaches and troubles Of the Haitian way