[Verse 1: Simon Le Bon]
Moving on the floor now babe you're a bird of paradise
Cherry ice cream smile I suppose it's very nice
With a step to your left
And a flick to the right you catch that mirror way out west
You know you're something special and you look like you're the best

[Chorus 1: Simon Le Bon, John Taylor & Andy Taylor]
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines she really shows you all she can
Oh, Rio, Rio, dance across the Rio Grande

[Verse 2: Simon Le Bon]
I've seen you on the beach and I've seen you on TV
Two of a billion stars it means so much to me
Like a birthday or a pretty view
But then I'm sure that you know it's just for you

[Chorus 1: Simon Le Bon, John Taylor & Andy Taylor]
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines she really shows you all she can
Oh, Rio, Rio, dance across the Rio Grande

[Saxohone Solo]
[Bridge: Simon Le Bon]
Hey now, woo, look at that did she nearly run you down
At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive
You make me feel alive, alive, alive
I'll take my chance cause luck is on my side or something
I know what you're thinking
I tell you something I know what you're thinking

[Chorus 2: Simon Le Bon, John Taylor & Andy Taylor]
Her name is Rio she don't need to understand
And I might find her if I'm looking like I can
Oh, Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land
From mountains in the north down to the Rio Grande