Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria
It's a gift, a certain magic
A force that alerts us
A woman who deserves to live and love
Like any other on the planet

Maria, Maria
It's the sound, it's the color, it's the sweat
It's the strongest and slowest dose
Of a people who laugh when they should cry
And don't just live, they endure

But you gotta have strength
You gotta have grit
You gotta have drive always
Those who carry the mark on their body
Maria, Maria
Mixes pain and joy

But you gotta have skill
You gotta have charm
You gotta have dreams always
Those who carry this mark on their skin
Have the strange habit
Of having faith in life

But you gotta have strength
You gotta have grit
You gotta have drive always
Those who carry the mark on their body
Maria, Maria
Mixes pain and joy

But you gotta have skill
You gotta have charm
You gotta have dreams always
Those who carry this mark on their skin
Have the strange habit
Of having faith in life