Away out here they've got a name   For wind and rain and fire   The rain is Tess, the fire is Joe   And they call the wind Maria      Maria flows the stars around   Since the clouds are flying   Maria makes the mountains sound   Like folks were out there dying      Maria, Maria   They call the wind Maria      Before I knew Maria's name   Heard her wails and whining   I had a girl and she had me   And the sun was always shining      And then one day I left my girl   Left her far behind me   Now I'm so lost, so dark, no, lost   Not even God can find me      Maria, Maria   They call the wind Maria      Out here they've got a name for rain   Wind and fire only   But when you're lost and all alone   There ain't no name for lonely      Now I'm a lost and lonely man   Without the stars to guide me   Maria blowed her love to me   I need her here beside me      Maria, Maria   They call the wind Maria