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 whith 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