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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
Performer
Ruthie Ann Miles
Ruthie Ann Miles
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Byrne
David Byrne
Songwriter
N. Cook
N. Cook
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
Producer
David Byrne
David Byrne
Producer
Patrick Dillett
Patrick Dillett
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Though I'm just a young girl
From Leyte
Whose dresses are all hand-me-downs and scraps
I'd see the people smile
When I would sing for them
How happy they all seemed
When I would dance
[Verse 2]
The most important things are love and beauty
It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor
To prosper and to fly
A basic human right
The feeling in your heart
That you're secure
[Verse 3]
Is it a sin to love too much?
Is it a sin to care?
I do it all for you
How can it be unfair?
[Verse 4]
I know that when my number's up
When I am called by God above
Don't have my name inscribed into the stone
Just say
Here lies love
Here lies love
Here lies love
[Verse 5]
We live a stone's throw from the palace
A simple country girl who has a dream
The ladies passing by
Are better class than I
How much it means to me
To be like these
[Verse 6]
At least we have each other
The neighbors pass us food
No clothes, no bed
No jewelry
Sometimes I had no shoes
[Verse 7]
Is it a sin to love too much?
Is it a sin to care?
I do it all for you
How can it be unfair?
[Verse 8]
I know that when my number's up
When I am called by God above
Don't have my name inscribed into the stone
Just say
Here lies love
Here lies love
Here lies love
Just say
Here lies love
Here lies love
Here lies love
Written by: D. Byrne, N. Cook

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