When I was a young girl in Leyte
My dresses were 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

We lived a stone´s throw from the palace
A simple country girl who had a dream
The ladies passing by, a better class than I
How much it meant to me to be like these

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?

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

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

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?
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—