Carmelita

Carmelita  -  Warren  Zevon

  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

    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

  On  the  outskirts  of  town