Maria
(Gales)
She stopped wearing dresses
She said she liked to climb trees
She wears over-size t-shirts
And camels rolled up in her sleeves
I guess sometimes parents refuse
To see the truth
Maria, Maria,
Maria what’s happen to you
Once our little girl
In ribbons and bows
Now she wears a tattoo
On her arm of a rose
She’s using words that scare me
She says she got from her “crew”
Maria, Maria,
Maria what’s happen to you
How did all of our love
Get out weighed by the streets
Where each flashing light
Brings darkness down each avenue
Has everything we done
Been all in vain
If I could, I would
Give my life to change
Maria, Maria,
Maria What’s happen to you
Sometimes I remember the child
Once in my arms
Sometimes I refuse to believe
All her dreams might be gone
But then the police call
And tell us there’s been a gang feud
Maria, Maria,
Oh, my God, Maria, what’s happen to you
Maria, Maria,
Maria, What did we not do
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