From his cell he saw only the sea
And a white house in the middle of the blue
A woman came to the window, Maria
That's the name he gave her
In the morning she opened the window
And he thought that's my home
You'll be my partner, Maria
A hope and a madness
And I dream of going away, away
And he already pictured a ring
Long are the silences like the years are long
Sweet words he imagined
Tonight I'm getting out, Maria
I'm coming to keep you company
And the years keep going, all the years together
His hair's already white and he doesn't know
Tonight I'm getting out, Maria
You'll see how beautiful the city is
And I dream of going away, away
And he already pictured a ring
And I dream of going away, away
And he already pictured a ring
And the years have gone, all the years together
And by now his eyes don't see anymore
He still said you're my woman
And then he was alone in the middle of the blue
And then he was alone in the middle of the blue, Maria
And then he was alone in the middle of the blue
And then he was alone in the middle of the blue
And then he was alone in the middle of the blue
And then he was alone in the middle of the blue