Lyrics

maria she was shaking so bad
I'm ashamed to make her feel like that
she's leaving but there's just one catch
she can't stay here and she can't go back

she burned her bridges pretty bad
her love was stronger than her prudence, she said
and I don't know what reason she would have
to be here if it weren't for that

she helped me when I was a stranger to her
God knows all she did for me and what I gave her in return
now all her faith in promises is gone
dear God, what have I done?

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I said you look like hell
she said it feels worse than I can put in words
she said if I could fly I'd never come back down to earth
and man you know it's bad
when I'm wishing I'm a bird.
but I can't go back to my father's house
not now or at the end of the world.

she burned her bridges pretty bad
but all the good and all the bad she did on my behalf
and I swore
that not by day or night would I forget
dear God, what have I done?

chorus

maria she was shaking so bad
and I can't forget a face like that
and she can barely catch her breath
she can't stay here and she can't go back

don't say a thing she said
all words from here on in are wasted.