Little girl in polyester dress on holidayngetting nervous, as she walks into the servicenPeople whisper as she passingnlook at her tattered rags nsaid the boy on the fourth row from the backnwho swears she's an angelnnMaria baby don't be shynjust go ahead spread your wingsneven the bitter hardened hearted wipe their eyes when she singsnand I swear, you're an angel nto mennThen one night, cold black winternon a lake of frozen whitenMaria sang, loudly to the skynturned and smile as I fell trying to to hidenkissed me on the lips and then she rose up off the groundnwithout a sound feathers falling all aroundntear soaked cheeks as i ran back in the townnscreaming there goes my angelnnMaria baby don't be shy just go aheadnspread your wingsneven the bitter hardened hearted wipe their eyes when you singsnand I swear, you're an angel nnMaria baby don't be shy just go aheadnspread your wingsneven the bitter hardened hearted wipe their eyes when you singsnand I swear