Heavy load from Maya (1985) by Rob van Wely

I met her on a sunburnt island
Love light in her eyes
Oh! It took ages to get through to her
But then she travelled by my side

Well I’ve been down a long, long
And a far too dusty road
Never any woman released me like she did
Of my heavy load

We walked up the cliffs and down the hills
Her little daughter by our side
And then at night we flew way beyond the clouds
Stardust in our eyes

Well I’ve been down a long, long
And a far too dusty road
Never any woman released me like she did
Of my heavy load

We went making music down the streets
Her daughter dancing to my tunes
We made friends and we got more than we needed
But then it ended all too soon

’cause she went down that long, long
And that old & dusty road
Never any woman released me like she did
Of my heavy load

One morning we were moving on again
I saw a tear fall from her eyes
Now she wanted to go back to her man
Her search for freedom just a lie

Well I’ve been down a long, long
And a far too dusty road
Never any woman released me like she did
I forgot all about my heavy load

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