“Stay at the Back, Jules”

“Stay at the Back, Jules”

[Verse 1]
There was a girl named Jules in a place she never knew,
With a number on her arm and a sky that wasn’t blue.
They lined ’em up like cattle, tomgi/ld ’em not to make a sound,
And every step she took that day felt like the final mile around.

They marched her to the chamber, Lord, she thought her time had come,
Then lightning hit the camp that night and the whole place went numb.
The power failed, the doors stayed shut, the gas never came through,
And somehow through that terrible night, Jules made it through.

[Chorus]
So run, Jules, run, while the good Lord gives you breath,
There’s a road beyond that fence, there’s a life beyond that death.
When the whole world turns its back and you don't know what to do,
Just remember someone somewhere still believes in you.
So hold on, Jules, don't let go tonight,
Sometimes the smallest spark can beat the darkest night.

[Verse 2]
The next march came at sunrise, through the bitter winter cold,
Jules took a few more steps before her body wouldn't hold.
She fell down in the frozen dirt, her eyes began to close,
Then one young soldier picked her up and carried her back home.

The Nazis saw him help her, and they beat him black and blue,
But even after all of that, he still came looking through.
And somewhere in that prison camp, where hope was hard to find,
Two broken hearts found something there the world couldn't leave behind.

[Chorus]
So run, Jules, run, while the good Lord gives you breath,
There’s a road beyond that fence, there’s a life beyond that death.
When the whole world turns its back and you don't know what to do,
Just remember someone somewhere still believes in you.
So hold on, Jules, don't let go tonight,
Sometimes the smallest spark can beat the darkest night.

[Verse 3]
Before another march began, he pulled her to the side,
He looked into her frightened eyes and whispered, “You stay alive.
Stay at the back and play like you can't make another mile,
Wait until they're gone, Jules — then you run, and don't look back for a while.”

So she lay there in the dirt and watched the soldiers disappear,
She waited till the footsteps faded, waited through the fear.
Then she crawled into the bushes, and he followed close behind,
Two shadows disappearing where the road had left them blind.

[Bridge]
They crossed the fields beneath the moon,
They crossed the border line,
No promises of tomorrow,
Just knowing they were still alive.
He took her hand and said,
“We're gonna make it if we can.”
And Jules just smiled through the tears
And held on to that man.

[Final Chorus]
So run, Jules, run, now the whole world's open wide,
There's a little house somewhere with a front porch by your side.
No more marching through the darkness, no more living in fear,
Just morning light and coffee and a life that brought you here.
So hold on, Jules, your darkest days are through,
After everything they took away, there's still a life for you.

[Outro]
Years later on a porch beneath a golden country sky,
Jules would sometimes watch the sunset and remember why
She kept one little promise when the world had come undone—
She stayed alive through all that darkness
And finally saw the sun.

And when he took her hand, she knew
The hardest road was through.

Stay alive, Jules.
Stay alive.