I'm exhausted, trying to catch my breath the morning' after I hold my coffee with shaking hands and my world in disarray Lost by the softness and the strength that's in her hands I see her face and I can barely stand But oh the sweet redemption every time she mentions that she wants me Oh, that she needs me Chorus: Oh Maria your kisses knock me over Make me drunk then leave me sober They let me know that I'm a man Maria, your touch it almost kills me Then it turns around and heals me I get lost and found again In the arms of a woman that a mother gave the name, Maria Tender power The gift she gives me gets me through the day Midnight hour I reach across the bed where she lay Then I look up and see the moon dance on her skin My heart starts poundin' once again It's a sweet intoxication, a powerful frustration How I want her, oh, how I need her Oh, Maria Your kisses knock me over Make me drunk then leave me sober They let me know that I'm a man Maria Your touch, it almost kills me Then it turns around and heals me I get lost and found again In the arms of a woman In the arms of a woman that a mother In the arms of a woman that a mother gave the name Maria I'm exhausted I'm still trying to catch my breath Maria Oh, maria