Only In Miami Lyrics - Bette Midler

Walking along the beach last night 

Who do you think I spy? 

A girl with ebony fire eyes 

Soft and low do she cry 

Now what could be such a source of pain? 

I so boldly inquire 

Pointing finger Havana way 

These three words which transpire 

She told me that only in Miami 

Is Cuba so far away 

Only in Miami 

My story, she goes this way 

Fish may fly through the purple keys 

Golden birds take to air 

I am bound to the earth, it seems 

My life can be so unfair 

Only in Miami 

Is Cuba so far away 

Only in Miami 

Is Cuba so far away 

Standing on the shoreline waiting 

Everyone anticipating 

I can hear the broken hearted say 

"Only in Miami 

Is Cuba so far away" 

And she cries for her child without a mother 

And she cries for her son without a father 

And she cries for herself without a lover 

Can't face another day, chase the blues away 

I thought I heard her mumble as she 

Turned away 

Only in Miami 

Is Cuba so far away 

Only in Miami 

Is Cuba so far away 

Standing on the shoreline waiting 

Everyone anticipating 

I can hear the broken hearted say 

"Only in Miami 

Is Cuba so far away 

Only in Miami 

Is Cuba so far away" 

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