Maria Lyrics

Joe Ely Maria

Bringing in the New Year's Eve alone
The glitter of the party life turns my face to home
Lovers and acquaintances all through the land
Celebrate a grain of time down miles and miles of sand

The Wheel of Fortune has stopped again
Tho' the winning number was lost in the wind
But I heard a gypsy swear it was stolen by someone
Who steers a lonesome chariot in circles around the sun

Maria, I love you
Maria, I miss you

The clock strikes twelve and canons are fired
The echo is heard till a year from tonight
The old man with his sickle just lay down and die
While I held the baby's hand who danced where he lie

Maria, I love you
Maria, I miss you

(Repeat, Repeat, Repeat next year)