Venezuela
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That was such a lovely dream
The streets were golden in the sun
I'd never been to Venezuela
But my family was all there
And my mother looked so young
Venezuela looked like Brooklyn
Though the streets were twice as wide
Children spun around the trees
Little tops, little sufis
Mama smiled from inside
Oh, Fernando, I'm so sorry
For the love you saved for me
But my heart is locked forever
In another lovely dream
He approached me like a prince
And said he's loved me all his life
He said he knew that I'd come here
He's been waiting all these years
And I'm meant to be his wife
And my sister was so jealous
Of the love you had for me
She left stomping across the square
Rigid arms and flying hair
Her skirt had many layers
And it bounced like Sandra Dee's
Oh, Fernando, I'm so sorry
Whatever could I say
To a man I've never met
Who's the one who got away?
I cried to see his heart so plainly
For he was such a formal man
Handed to me like a daisy
In the presence of my family
From his damp and shaking hands
I said, "Fernando, I can't stay here"
And a clock began to chime
And I opened up my shirt
And in its bony cage
Ticked a paper valentine
Oh, Fernando, I'm so sorry
For the love you saved for me
But my heart is locked forever
In another lovely dream
Oh, Fernando, I'm so sorry
Whatever could I say
To a man I've never met
Who's the one who got away?