Smokey Mountain — Paraiso

[Verse 1] Return to a land called Paraiso A place where a dying river ends No birds dare fly over Paraiso No space allows them to endure The smoke that screens the air The grass that's never there [Refrain 1] And if I could see a single bird What a joy! I try to write some words and create A simple song to be heard By the rest of the world [Verse 2] I live in this land called Paraiso In a house made of cardboard floors and walls I learned to be free in Paraiso Free to claim anything I see Matching rags for my clothes Plastic bags for the colds [Refrain 2] And if empty cans were all I have What a joy! I never fight to take someone else's coins And live with fear like the rest of the boys [Chorus] Paraiso, help me make a stand Paraiso, take me by the hand Paraiso, make the world understand [Refrain 3] That if I could see a single bird What a joy! This tired and hungry land could expect Some truth and hope and respect From the rest of the world [Interlude] [Refrain 2] And if empty cans were all I have What a joy! I never fight to take someone else's coins And live with fear like the rest of the boys [Chorus] Paraiso, help me make a stand Paraiso, take me by the hand Paraiso, make the world understand [Refrain 3] That if I could see a single bird What a joy! This tired and hungry land could expect Some truth and hope and respect From the rest of the world [Chorus] Paraiso, help me make a stand Paraiso, take me by the hand Paraiso, make the world understand [Refrain 3] That if I could see a single bird What a joy! This tired and hungry land could expect Some truth and hope and respect From the rest [Outro] That if I could see a single bird What a joy! This tired and hungry land could expect Some truth and hope and respect From the rest of the world