Maria [Live at the Sydney Opera House] Janis Ian

[Verse 1]
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
Though I was waiting for a sign
Won't you leave me on the corner
By the light?
'Cause I'm stepping out tonight

[Verse 2]
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 the subway walls
Won't you leave me something sacred
When you fall?
Unless there's nothing left at all

[Bridge]
Your lips are like a faded Spanish rose
And every movement strikes a pose
On every Technicolor close
And other women show their teeth
And schoolboy husbands beg relief
And empty lovers search the streets