I hear mariachi started 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 sinkin' down And I'm all strung out on heroin On the outskirts of town Well, I'm sittin' here playing solitaire With my pearl hand on the deck My county won't give me no more methadone And they've cut off your welfare cheque Carmelita, hold me tighter I think I'm sinkin' 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 El Dorado By the Pioneer Chicken stand Carmelita, hold me tighter I think I'm sinkin' down And I'm all strung out on heroin On the outskirts of town Carmelita, hold me tighter I think I'm sinkin' down And I'm all strung out on heroin On the outskirts of town