The Tide Will Turn

I WEAR A GOLDEN STAR ON A GOLDEN CHAIN. WHEN PEOPLE DON’T LIKE IT, I HIDE IT AWAY. WHY AM I STILL SURPRISED? DO I FORGET JUST TO GET BY? [CHORUS] OH, IT’S A HARD LESSON TO LEARN: YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TIDE WILL TURN. OH, OVER AND OVER, WE LEARN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TIDE WILL TURN. I MET A WOMAN OF COLOR. SHE WAS A PASTOR’S WIFE. SHE LOST THREE GOOD FRIENDS AT THE TREE OF LIFE. IT TOOK HER BY SURPRISE. I SAW THE GRIEF SPILL FROM HER EYES. [REPEAT CHORUS] [BRIDGE] SO STAY STRONG, STAY TENDER, LET JUSTICE BE YOUR PASSION. WHENEVER KINDNESS FALLS OUT OF FASHION, STAY PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE. HERE IS A GOLDEN STAR THAT I’LL LET YOU SEE. HERE’S THE GOLDEN CHAIN THAT’S A PART OF ME. IF YOU ARE STILL SURPRISED, TIME AFTER TIME, TIME TO GET WISE. OH, IT’S A HARD LESSON TO LEARN: YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TIDE WILL TURN. OH, OVER AND OVER, WE LEARN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TIDE WILL TURN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THE CROSS WILL BURN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TIDE WILL TURN.