We Work, We Dance

Wake up early, chase the sun
Same old story, work's never done
Hands are strong, but the wallet's thin
Dreams get heavy when the taxes win

We pay the price, they take the gold
Broken roads, but the story's old
Still we smile through the heat and rain
Brazilian heart don't break, it bends again

We work all day, we dance all night
Still shining under half the light
They take our sweat, we give our soul
But we keep singing, that's how we roll

From Rio streets to the city's fight
We build the dreams they never write
But down in Floripa, the sea is kind
A piece of peace I'm glad to find

It could be heaven, we're halfway there
If justice reached the tax we share
Send it back where it belongs
To build our roads and make us strong

We work all day, we dance all night
Still shining under half the light
They take our sweat, we give our soul
But we keep singing, that's how we roll

We love this land, it's in our skin
No matter how the storm begins
One day the truth will take control
And we'll be whole, we'll be whole