Maria Lyrics - Janis Ian

Maria 

Janis Ian 

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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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