written by Warren Zevon
© 1972 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp & Darkroom Music (BMI)
I hear mariachi static on my radio
And the tubes they glow in the dark
And I`m there with you 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 pawned my Smith and Wesson
And I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
At 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
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
Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I`m sinking down
And I`m all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town