Story Behind The Song

My date was supposed to meet me while I was on tour but didn?t arrive as he had promised. As I couldn't sleep, this melody kept rolling around in my head, and Rio de Janiero was born.

Song Description

She arrives in Rio for a rendezvous, but he doesn't. Yet, she is determined not to let that get her down. So what's a girl to do to keep from feeling blue in Rio de Janiero? You know, it's not all tht bad in Rio.

Lyrics

I said I?d love to go for a little rendezvous
Thinking of the sweet hellos, if I?d only known that
I?d be all alone in Rio de Janeiro

There?s so many times that he?s made me sad
But I?m making up my mind that I won?t let it last
?Cause it?s not all that bad in Rio de Janeiro

City lights are flashing in a syncopated fashion
Soon you?ll see me laughing and in the streets the people
All are dancing to the samba in Rio de Janeiro

You can?t ever trust a man who promises the moon
The beach and all its sand and what?s a girl to do
To keep from being blue in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Who?d ?a ever known I?d be all alone in Rio
He knew to meet in Rio, What a way to find he?s no longer mine at all

Tanto céu e mar, natureza e paz
Mesmo na distância, posso imaginar
Eu vou sonhando assim com o Rio de Janeiro

Oh, redentor que cuida de nós
Carnaval e samba é o velho tom
Nada como um dia de sol No Rio de Janeiro

From a small café see suntanned bodies sway
In warm and salty spray while you hear the children play
They need a little care in Rio de Janeiro

So I?ll let my broken heart disappear into the night
Dancing the stars away

And I may just stay right here in Rio de Janeiro
You can?t ever trust a man who promises the moon
The beach and all its sand and what?s a girl to do
To keep from being blue in Rio de Janeiro