How Many Tears

BERTRANDE:
oh lord I'm not the one to blame
oh lord why must I line in shame?
each night I light a candle in his name
how many tears through the years can I cry?
how many prayers to the lord must I try?
still the pain tears at my broken heart
sometimes I feel, I was cursed from the start
all I could hold
all I could see
so full of promise
each day reaching out before me
once... now there's nothing
lost as if you never saw me
how many tears through the years can I cry?
how many tears until my heart runs dry?
through the fights that a woman must fight
only to do what she feels must be right
sometimes I wonder
if someone hears
why must I live through so many tears?