Lyrics:
I hear Mariachi static on my radioAnd the tubes they glow in the darkBUT YOU'RE THERE in EnsenadaAnd I'm STUCK here in Echo ParkCarmelita hold me tighterI think I'm sinking downAnd I'm all strung out on heroinOn the outskirts of townWell, I'm sittin' here playing solitaireWith my pearl-handled deckThe county won't give me no more methadoneAnd they cut off your welfare checkCarmelita hold me tighterI think I'm sinking downAnd I'm all strung out on heroinOn the outskirts of townEvery time I hear the sirens wailYou know I almost have the heart attackAnd her b-big samoan boyfriend says he's gonnaCome and break my backCarmelita hold me tighterI think I'm sinking downAnd I'm all strung out on heroinOn the outskirts of townWell, I pawned my Smith-CoronaAnd I went to meet my manHe hangs out down on Alvarado StreetBy the Pioneer chicken standCarmelita hold me tighterI think I'm sinking downAnd I'm all strung out on heroinOn the outskirts of townCarmelita hold me tighterI think I'm sinking downAnd I'm all strung out on heroin--------------------------------------------------------------------------------