Janis Ian — We Endure lyrics

Lyrics

A mother’s sorrow begged an unforgiving skyand every day another year dragged
by’til it seemed that even God had turned his backand just like Mother Earth,
we soon would crack
But we endured
Though the road only got longer, we enduredand it seemed to make us stronger
Even when the wolves were howling at the door we endured
Summer sorrows gave way to winter chills
Fever stalked the land 'til it drank its fillof children sweet as mother’s milk
Every night another angel earned its' wingsand it seemed we would not live to face the spring
Our hearts are fragile
Our bodies soon unwind
We’ve barely learned to livewhen we begin to die
When your children ask mewhy we’re even born
I say — we are but the tail wind of a storm
The thunder echos loudest when it’s gone
But we endure
Though the road only got longer, we endureand I swear it makes us stronger
Even when the wolves are howling at the doorwe endure