Carmelita [#]

                                  I hear Mariachi static on my radio 

And the tubes they glow in the dark 

And I'm there with her in Ensenada 

And I'm here in Echo Park



Carmelita hold me tighter

I think I'm sinking down 

And I'm all strung out on heroin

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 

And they cut off your welfare check



Carmelita hold me tighter 

I think I'm sinking down 

And I'm all strung out on heroin 

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 heroin 

On the outskirts of town 



Carmelita hold me tighter 

I think I'm sinking down 

And I'm all strung out on heroin