Carmelita

I hear Mariachi static on my radio

And the tubes they glow in the dark

And I'm there with her in

EnsenadaAnd

I'm here in

Echo ParkCarmelita hold me tighter

I think I'm sinking down

And I'm all strung out on ******

On the outskirts of town

Well, I'm sittin' here playing solitaire

With my pearl-handled deck

The county won't give me no more methadone

They cut off your welfare check

Carmelita hold me tighter

I think I'm sinking down

And I'm all strung out on ******

On the outskirts of town

Well, I pawned my

Smith-Corona

And I went to meet my man

He hangs out down on

Alvarado Street

By the Pioneer chicken stand

Carmelita hold me tighter

I think I'm sinking down

And I'm all strung out on ******

On the outskirts of town

Carmelita hold me tighter

I think I'm sinking down

And I'm all strung out on ******

On the outskirts of town