After all the hardships that I’ve been through

And the distress that I’ve encountered,

And the miseries that I have suffered,

And the pains that have surmounted.

 

After all the hurdles I’ve jumped over,

And the walls that I have climbed,

After all my disappointments,

And those dreadful troubled times.

 

After all the dreams that have not come true, 

And all those ambitions unfulfilled,

And those moments when I felt alone,

And those bridges I failed to build.

 

But though life may be harsh and cruel,

I know that there is still always hope,

And whatever happens in this world

I know that I shall cope.