Maria Bethânia - Nelson Gonçalves, Caetano Veloso

Everybody knows that our cities

Were built to be destroyed

You get annoyed, you buy a flat

You hide behind the mat

But I know she was born

To do everything wrong with all of that

Maria Bethânia, please send me a letter

I wish to know things are getting better

Better, better, Beta, Beta, Bethânia

Please send me a letter

I wish to know things are getting better

She has given her soul to the devil

But the devil gave his soul to God

Before the flood, after the blood

Before you can see

She has given her soul to the devil

And bought a flat by the sea

Maria Bethânia, please send me a letter

I wish to know things are getting better

Better, better, Beta, Beta, Bethânia

Please send me a letter

I wish to know things are getting better

Everybody knows that it’s so hard

To dig and get to the root

You eat the fruit, you go ahead

You wake up on your bed

But I love her face

'Cause it has nothing to do with all I said