(M. Riperton E. Brown R. Rudolph)
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I'll tell you a story about love and its glory
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Of how when you're true to your heart you'll be free
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Picture a tropical paradise
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Folks just like you and me
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A young girl called Maya
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Was loved by Aliya
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A young man who came from a poor family
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As they grew older
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Aliya would hold her
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Together they dreamed of the day they'd marry
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It'sa lonely world my children
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You've got to do the best you can
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If you've found a chance to love
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You'd better grab it any way you can
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Young Maya's father
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Decided his daughter
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Should marry a man with lots of money
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She begged and she pleaded
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Aliya she needed
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Now Maya's crying on her wedding day
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It's a lonely world my children
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You've got to do the best you can
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If you've found a chance to love
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You'd better grab it any way you can
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Picture a tropical paradise
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Folks just like you and me
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Down come Aliya
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And scooped up the bride from the place
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Where she stands at the ceremony
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The minister backed up
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The father, he cracked up
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The groom, him fell down to the ground on his knees
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Love and It's Glory
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| Minnie Riperton |
