[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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She was found and pronounced
At the scene
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She was already lying in bed
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The paramedics said that her heart gave out
I mean
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That's basically what they said
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They said a combination of the stress and the heat
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Why she never took her medicine, I’ll never understand
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I’d like to think she went out in peace
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With pieces of bread crumbs in her hand
[Verse 2]
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Abuela Claudia had simple pleasures
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She sang the praises of things we ignore
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Glass Coke bottles, bread crumbs, a sky full of stars
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She cherished these things, she’d say: “Alabanza.”
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Alabanza means to raise this thing to God’s face
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And to sing, quite literally: “Praise to this.”
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When she was here, the path was clear
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And she was just here
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she was just here…
[Chorus] x6
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Alaban-za
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Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor
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Alaban-za, alaban-za
