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