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