Mario (Your Own Way to Paradise)

[Verse 1]
Mario was a half-breed man
He used to make out he was poor
Mario's mum had him under her thumb
'Cause the white side needed more
Torn between two loyalties, leaving dad alone at home
Torn between two loyalties, leaving dad alone at home

[Chorus]
There's only one thing I say
You've got to live day by day
You've got to find your own way to throw the dice
You've got to prove that you're tough
And take the smooth with the rough
There's only one way you'll get to paradise

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

[Verse 2]
Mario and his mother ran so far, so far away
Dad got out his shotgun
And went to hunt them the very next day
Finally caught up with them
Said, "I'm going to shoot you down, my boy"
Mom said, "No! Don't do that, for you're going to kill my only joy"
Anger flew and shot into their only son, their little boy
Anger flew and shot into their only son, their little boy

[Chorus]
There's only one thing I say
You've got to live day by day
You've got to find your own way to throw the dice
You've got to prove that you're tough
And take the smooth with the rough
There's only one way you'll get to paradise

There's only one thing I say
You've got to live day by day
You've got to find your own way to throw the dice
You've got to prove that you're tough
And take the smooth with the rough
There's only one way you'll get to paradise

There's only one thing I say
You've got to live day by day
You've got to find your own way to throw the dice
(There's only one thing I say)
You've got to prove that you're tough
And take the smooth with the rough
There's only one way you'll get to paradise

There's only one thing I say
You've got to live day by day
You've got to find your own way to throw the dice
(There's only one thing I say)
You've got to prove that you're tough
And take the smooth with the rough
You've got to find your own way to paradise

[Outro]
There's only one thing I say
You've got to find your own way to throw the dice
There's only one thing I say
You've got to find your own way to paradise