Maria Y Jose

He didn't pay the bills
The butcher wouldn't give credit
That check bounced
He hung himself from the wire
I don't know what to do anymore
And another kid's about to be born
If they shut down my shop
He told Maria, Joseph

Maria and Joseph
Maria and Joseph
Maria and Joseph

They’re crossing the country
In the back of a truck
Carrying a dream
Like any future
I hope it brings, Lord
A loaf of bread under his arm
The truck hit a bump
It’s a boy, Maria and Joseph!

Maria and Joseph
Maria and Joseph
Maria and Joseph
Maria and Joseph

In the back of the truck
A Bolivian freaked out
Seeing the baby there
Son of Maria and Joseph
Son of Maria and Joseph?
Jesus! I’ll baptize him
The new Messiah
Will bring salvation

He'll fight against power
And all the corruption
Clean up the church
Like it happened once before
Right then he was interrupted
By Maria in her corner
Mothers don’t want heroes
Bring me my Ramon over here!

Maria and Joseph
Maria and Joseph
Maria and Joseph
Maria and Joseph

And one is all of us
And all of us are one