For thirty years they sang the   Song of promised victory   But who they've fought and who has won   Didn't matter much to me      Oh, I see them driving down the streets   In their fancy shiny cars   Crowds of people to their feet   And their faces full of scars      No pleasantries, no luxuries   And no little children's milk   While minister's wives spent   All their lives in China's finest silk      Well, my back's been broken many times   But my spirit lingers on   The day it comes my way on   Freedom's ship I will be gone      From hell to paradise   I'll always pay the price   From hell to paradise   I'll always pay the price      This ninety mile trip   Has taken thirty years to make   They tried to keep forever   What was never theirs to take      Well, I cursed and scratched the Devil's hand   As he stood in front of me   Had one last drag from his big cigar   And he finally set me free      From hell to paradise   I'll always pay the price   From hell to paradise   I'll always pay the price      From hell to paradise   I'll always pay the price   From hell to paradise   I'll always pay the price      Con ojos tiernos algun dia te mirare   Con brases abiertos algun dia abrasare   Hay mi Havana cuando pueda regresare