Let Joy And Innocence Prevail Lyrics - Grace Jones

I tell you of a girl, her husband was a soldier 

Gone to war in some strange country far away 

No word had come to her but the rumors of great battles fought 

And dying in their thousands and the world full of fear 

As the day would turn to evening she would light a pure white candle 

And place it in a window bright from where it could be seen 

As she placed it in the window softly without thinking 

She said let this burning candle be a beacon 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

Believe that luck will never fail 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

And one night, asleep 

She dreamed she saw her husband fall 

In a great white cavalry charge 

And waking in tears 

She saw the candle burning in the window 

She still had hope 

And through the window 

A man in the distance 

But as he came closer 

She saw he was a stranger 

The stranger said, "I bring a message from a General 

A captain has been wounded, his life hangs by a thread 

He calls out your name and he wishes you to come to him 

But the journey is a hard road and you may be afraid" 

And she laughed and said, "No road could be too hard for I am fearless 

A captain and a husband, I have gained this bright new day" 

And she said with all her heart, she would fly to be beside him 

And her love would heal his wounds, restore him to her 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

Believe that luck will never fail 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

Believe that luck will never fail 

Let joy and innocence prevail 

Let joy and innocence prevail