Requiem 23 (song for Maria)
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Story behind the song
I had some help on this one. The first 4 lines and the melody of this song kind of dropped out of the sky while I was driving down the highway one afternoon. I sang the words and tune in my head until I got home. I immediately made a rough recording of it. The rest of the words of the song came quickly. Each line led me to the next line. In a few hours the song was finished. Later that night, while lying in bed, I remembered one of my aunts had asked me to write a song for her. Even though her name's not Maria, I think this one may be for her.
Lyrics
There's a howling wind, there's a storm outside
There's a knocking on a door
"Please let me in" a voice does cry
From a far-off foreign shore
I hear the small voice of a child
Pleading once more
"Please let me in" the poor boy cries
But no one answers the door
Won't you spare his life, sweet Jesus
But if it's not your plan for him
He'll be knocking on Heaven's door tonight
Won't you please let him in
In a barrio in a border town
80 passengers are squeezed
In the back of a tractor-trailer
Along with Maria Ruiz
Well, the Border Patrol saved most of them
But among the deceased
They find Maria with her fingers
Still clutching her Rosary beads
Won't you hear her prayer, sweet Jesus
For she's left this world of sin
She'll be knocking on Heaven's door tonight
Won't you please let her in
There's a howling wind
There's a storm outside
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