When I was young and the world was new My heart was blue and green I could have known when you called my name That your love was next to me Maria Maria Maria of the world Maria of the world Now the years they fall like stones And my heart like a candle goes out I sit alone, how can I face these wounds Until from the dark I cry out Maria Maria, save my soul Maria Maria take me home (save me) Is this a dream Are you here with me? Is this a dream Are you here? Now I'm older and I can see Her eyes like emerald green to me I should have known when she called my name That her love would stand by me (would stand by) Maria Maria of the world Maria Maria I gave my word I gave my word And you know me I know you You know me And I know you