Verse 1

Midnight breeze through a broken home

Coffee cold, radio low-tone

Bills on the wall say time to run

When the street decide who see the sun

She pack one bag, travel light

Paper wrap tight for the border nights

Kiss the picture, whisper prayer

Step into darkness, freedom somewhere

Pre-Chorus

Dem say “hold on,” but the ground give way

So she turn her face to a brighter day

Chorus

(Hook)

Walk the trail of broken tears

Still she walk, though the road full of fear

Every step with a hope so strong

Sing freedom in a minor song

Walk the trail of broken tears

Through the smoke, through the years

Still she rise, still alive

With Jah know why she survive

Verse 2

Border line but the line get sold

Badge and gun got a price in gold

Dirty hands say “pay or fall”

Truth get lost in a concrete wall

Long bus ride, she don’t sleep

Eyes straight down, secrets deep

Trust get thin like evening light

Silence keep her safe at night

Pre-Chorus

She count her breath, she count her change

Count how fast the world can change

Chorus

(Hook)

Walk the trail of broken tears

Still she walk, though the road full of fear

Every step with a hope so strong

Sing freedom in a minor song

Walk the trail of broken tears

Through the smoke, through the years

Still she rise, still alive

With Jah know why she survive

Verse 3

Concrete floor, no place to rest

Whispered names, who gone next?

Sun burn fire on the land

Night bring fear like a shaking hand

She dress small, she fade away

Try survive another day

Pocket full of silent prayers

Future stolen, nobody care

Bridge

(Drop it down, chant-style)

Southern road where the guns dem talk

Bus stop—separate who can walk

Ransom call, mama cry

Some don’t live, some just die

She no ask why, she no stay

Feet keep moving anyway

Verse 4

Desert wide like judgment day

Bottle and shoes mark the way

Water gone, mind feel weak

Stars above but they don’t speak

Helicopter, siren cry

Freedom look like a place to hide

Caught mean cage, cold and bright

Free mean fear every night

Chorus

(Hook)

Walk the trail of broken tears

Still she walk, though the road full of fear

Every step with a hope so strong

Sing freedom in a minor song

Walk the trail of broken tears

Through the smoke, through the years

Still she rise, still alive

With Jah know why she surviveDem call it dream, but it born in pain

Running from fire, not chasing fame

If you hear her step in the dust tonight

Know the cost of the will to fight

She still walk, she still steer

Down the road of broken tears