Minnie Riperton - Love & It's Glory Lyrics
(m. riperton e. brown r. rudolph)Ill tell you a story about love and its gloryOf how when youre true to your heart youll be freePicture a tropical paradiseFolks just like you and meA young girl called mayaWas loved by aliyaA young man who came from a poor familyAs they grew olderAliya would hold herTogether they dreamed of the day theyd marryItsa lonely world my childrenYouve got to do the best you canIf youve found a chance to loveYoud better grab it any way you canYoung mayas fatherDecided his daughterShould marry a man with lots of moneyShe begged and she pleadedAliya she neededNow mayas crying on her wedding dayIts a lonely world my childrenYouve got to do the best you canIf youve found a chance to loveYoud better grab it any way you canPicture a tropical paradiseFolks just like you and meDown come aliyaAnd scooped up the bride from the placeWhere she stands at the ceremonyThe minister backed upThe father, he cracked upThe groom, him fell down to the ground on his knees
