I always pronounced it MYE-ree-uh in my head, and only much later did it dawn on me that it's a spelling of Mariah.
That's interesting, because it took me a long time to realize it was supposed to be
Mariah, too! I always said meer-EYE-uh rather than muh-RYE-uh.
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The dogs on main street howl
`Cause they understand
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy--no I'm a man,
And I believe in a promised land.