
Date of issue: 19.01.1977
Song language: English
Maria |
Oh, Maria |
Your eyes are like a demon lover’s child |
and lips of velvet issue invitation |
every time you smile |
You sucked me in, I must admit |
that I was waiting for a sign |
Won’t you leave me on the corner |
by the light, |
because I’m stepping out tonight |
Oh, Maria |
I envy any man who knows your name |
Though once I knew you well |
I’m not ashamed to be the one |
who drags you down |
Your life is like a movie |
Like a story pasted up on subway walls |
Won’t you leave me something sacred |
when you fall? |
unless there’s nothing left at all |
Your lips are like a faded Spanish rose |
and every moment strikes a pose |
on every technicolor close |
And other women show their teeth, |
and schoolboy husbands beg relief, |
and empty lovers search the street |
Maria |
Convince me in the night you know the way |
Though every lover brings another |
screaming to the light of day |
Won’t you leave me by the lamp post |
In the haze of your perfume, |
night fades away |
Won’t you leave me by the lamp post |
In the haze of your perfume, |
night fades away |
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