Marcela Mangabeira (born August 31, 1981) is a Brazilian singer from the s… Read Full Bio ↴Marcela Mangabeira (born August 31, 1981) is a Brazilian singer from the state of Mato Grosso. She began her singing career in 1998 and after winning numerous local singing contests, Marcela toured through Spain, Denmark, Germany, France and the UK as a guest singer with BossaCucaNova.

In 2003, she moved to Rio de Janeiro and recorded her first album Simples a year later.

The Long and Winding Road
Marcela Mangabeira Lyrics

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The long and winding road
That leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me here
Lead me to you door

The wild and windy night

That the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
Crying for the day
Why leave me standing here?
Let me know the way

Many times I've been alone
And many times I've cried
Anyway you'll never know
The many ways I've tried

And still they lead me back
To the long winding road
You left me standing here
A long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
Lead me to your door

But still they lead me back
To the long winding road
You left me standing here
A long long time ago
Don't keep me waiting here

Lead me to your door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Overall Meaning

Marcela Mangabeira's song "The Long and Winding Road" explores the endless journey towards someone's heart. With lyrics such as "The long and winding road that leads to your door will never disappear," the artist portrays that this journey of love is never-ending. The song then continues to describe the obstacles that come with love, illustrated through "the wild and windy night that the rain washed away, has left a pool of tears crying for the day," and "why leave me standing here? Let me know the way." We see the struggle and pain of loving someone when it is not reciprocated, with the lyrics of "many times I've been alone, and many times I've cried, anyway you'll never know the many ways I've tried."

Line by Line Meaning

The long and winding road
The path that is convoluted and twisted

That leads to your door
That takes me to you, where I seek solace

Will never disappear
It will always be there, I can never forget

I've seen that road before
This is not a new experience for me

It always leads me here
Every time, it brings me back to you

Lead me to your door
Show me the way to you, where I belong

The wild and windy night
The stormy weather with a lot of chaos

That the rain washed away
The storm that passed us by

Has left a pool of tears
It has left me crying and in pain

Crying for the day
Longing for a day when things will be better

Why leave me standing here?
Why do you abandon me here when I need you the most?