THE EARTH IS MY MOTHER

THE SEA IS MY GROUND

GREEN IS THE LIGHT
SMILING IN MY EYES


SO I SAY, RIO IS A REAL DREAM

EVERYTHING WILL BE AS IT SHOULD BE

I WANT TO BE THERE WITH YOU


TRUST ME, IT'S A DIFFERENT PLACE
MY PEOPLE CARRY CROSS
BUT THEY'RE STRONG ENOUGH TO CHANGE

THE PLACE WHERE I CAME FROM
SPRINGS FROM THE HEART
THE PLACE WHERE I WAS BORN
IS IN THE WORLD AND IS IN ME

ANY PLACE THAT WE DREAM OF
CAN EXIST AND WILL EXIST
IT LIVES WITHIN US AND WILL LIVE
AS LONG AS THERE IS A SONG
THE HEART HURTS TOO MUCH
AND IT WAS MORE
MORE THAN OUR VOICES
MORE THAN OUR FACES
MORE THAN THE LIGHT OF A GLANCE

MORE THAN THE LIGHT IN THE EYES
MORE THAN THE GROWING GREEN
ALL THAT WAS NOT SEEN
MORE THAN THE REDEEMER
MORE THAN MOTHER EARTH
MORE THAN THE SKY AND THE SEA
HUNGER HURTING US
TIME AGING US
MORE THAN A MILLION
YEARS TO DRAEM


ONLY A DREAM IN RIO by Milton Nascimento