who's gonna tell Maria he won't be home

who's gonna tell Maria she's now alone

tell her the life he wanted took him away

tell her there's no use living for yesterday

hush hush Maria

hush Maria

they say it's best they say

hush hush Maria hush Maria

it had to end this way

who's gonna tell Maria he won't return
who's gonna tell Maria that love can burn

tell her that love so simple could never be

tell her that she was looking but could not see

who's gonna tell Maria

and tell her son

tell them they lost a man

they never won

who's gonna tell Maria

he won't be home

he was the kind of man

no-one could own