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Matthew Nicholas Biondi (born October 8, 1965 in Palo Alto, California) is a three-time U.S. Olympic swimmer in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a total of 11 medals. He is a member of the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Biondi left Seoul with five gold medals, setting world records in four of those events.
Biondi started his aquatics career as a swimmer and water polo player in his hometown of Moraga, California. As he moved into his teens, his incredible abilities as a sprint swimmer began to emerge. Though he did not start swimming year-round until he started at Campolindo High School, by his senior year Biondi was the top schoolboy sprinter in America with a National High School record of 20.40 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle. He accepted a scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley to swim and play water polo, and enrolled in 1983. In his freshman year, he played on Berkeley's NCAA Championship water polo team, and made the consolation finals at the 1984 NCAA Swimming Championships.
[Chorus]
Pamela...
whoa...
You're like a dream inside my heart.
Pamela
whoa
Into the sky we shall just come together
Pamela
whoa
Your love's an angel in the dark
ohhh
Pamela
whoa
Don't want to leave you baby
Now and never.
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In the night
When I'm walking into the dark
I'm thinking of you
You're my light
You're the screen that reflects just my heart
There's something with you
Come to me my baby to the world of creation
Take me high away if you want my devotion
Show your love to me
Honey can't you see
Take my hands and never let me down
[Repeat Chorus]
In the blue
When I think that you will understand
The power of love
And for you
I will do all the things that I can
To get in your soul
Come to me my baby
Come to me my baby
Come to me my baby
To the world of creation
Come to me my baby
Come to me my baby
Show your love to me