In times when life seems hard to bear, it often seems no others care
or at the least are not aware, how life of late has been unfair.
While those around us walk on air, our sanity about to tear,
yet through it all we find somewhere, the strength that others would not dare
to excersize on burden shared, lest out of place they move a hair.
And quite relaxed they sit and stare, oblivious expressions wear.

We reach down deep to a place, knowledge of they have no trace.
The effort they avoid to face, has left them with an empty space
that we have filled with grit and grace, now handy in this time and place.
Our troubles though not soon erased, our helplessness has been replaced
with fortitude on which we base stedfast resolve to run the race
and keep our unrelenting pace, while in our prayers we plead our case.

We know for good will work all things, in our mind this passage rings
Though we toil our spirit sings encouraging endeavorings,
helping us to mount with wings of eagles through our wanderings.
Alas it comes amidst the stings, wind for the sails our memory brings
and with them cut our burden's strings, clarity of mind now striking,
smiles from thoughts to our liking, loved ones, patriots and Vikings.

Thoughts of people that we know, the good times we recall a-flow
Brings us up when we feel low, they're in reserve ready to go
We feel much lighter even though we're still surrounded to and fro
with burdens that we wish would blow, away to leave us be, but no
still they hang and on we row, but easier now soothed and so
hard times will wisdom bestow, endurance in good times we sew.