Only A Dream In Rio Lyrics - James Taylor

More than a distant land 

Over a shining sea 

More than the steaming green 

More than the shining eyes 

Well they tell me it's only a dream in Rio 

And nothing could be as sweet as it seems on this very first day down 

They remind me, son, have you so soon forgotten? 

Often as not it's rotten inside and the mask soon slips away 

Strange taste of a tropical fruit 

Romantic language of the Portuguese 

Melody on a wooden flute 

Somba floating in the summer breeze 

Take it easy 

It's alright you can stay asleep 

You can close your eyes 

You can trust the people of paradise 

To call your keeper and tender your goodbyes 

Oh what a night, wonderful one in a million 

Frozen fire, Brazilian stars, oh holy Southern Cross 

Later on take me way downtown in a tin can, I 

Can't come down from the bandstand, I'm 

Never thrown for such a loss when they say 

Quando a nossa me acordar 

Andaremos ao sol 

Quando a nossa me acordar 

Cantara pelo serto 

Quando a nossa mae acordar 

Todos os filhos sabero 

Todos os filhos sabero 

E se alegraro 

Caught in the rays of the rising sun 

On the run from the soldier's gun 

Shouting out loud from the angry crowd 

The mild the wild and the hungry child 

I'll tell you there's more than a dream in Rio 

I was there on the very day and my heart came back alive 

There was more 

More than the singin' voices 

More than the upturned faces 

And more than the shining eyes 

But it's more than the shining eye 

More than the steaming green 

More than the hidden hills 

More than the concrete Christ 

More than a distant land 

Over a shining sea 

More than a hungry child 

More like another time 

Born of a million years 

More than a million years