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Rio Lyrics By Duran Duran

    moving on the floor now babe you’re a bird of paradise
    cherry ice cream smile i suppose it’s very nice
    with a step to your left and a flick to the right
    you catch that mirror way out west
    you know you’re something special
    and you look like you’re the best

    her name is rio and she dances on the sand
    just like that river twisting through a dusty land
    and when she shines she really shows you all she can
    oh rio rio dance across the rio grande

    i’ve seen you on the beach and i’ve seen you on tv
    two of a billion stars it means so much to me
    like a birthday or a pretty view
    but then i’m sure that you know it’s just for you

    her name is rio and she dances on the sand
    just like that river twisting through a dusty land
    and when she shines she really shows you all she can
    oh rio rio dance across the rio grande

    tenor saxophone

    hey now woo look at that
    did he nearly run you down
    at the end of the drive the lawmen arrive
    you make me feel alive alive alive
    i’ll take my chance ’cause luck is on my side or something
    i know what you’re thinking
    i tell you something i know what you’re thinking

    her name is rio and she dances on the sand
    just like that river twists across a dusty land
    and when she shines she really shows you all she can
    oh rio rio dance across the rio grande
    her name is rio she don’t need to understand
    and i might find her if i’m looking like i can
    oh rio rio hear them shout across the land
    from mountains in the north down to the rio grande

    Artist: Duran Duran

    Year: 1983

    Decade: 80s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 150