Antonio lives life's fervor.
Antonio prays for truth.
Antonio says our friendship
Is a hundred proof.
The vulture that circles Rio
Hangs in this L.A. Sky.
The blankets they give the Indians
Only make them die.
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But sing the song
Forgotten for so long
And let the music flow
Like light into a rainbow
We know the dance we have
We still have a chance
To break this chains and flow
Like light into the rainbow
Antonio loves the desert.
Antonio prays for rain
Antonio knows that pleasure
Is the child of pain
Lost in la Califusa
When most of my hope was gone
Antonio samba led me to the Amazon.