I hear Mariachi music on the 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 red pearl deck The county won't send me more methadone And cut off your welfare check Oh 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 & Wesson And I went to see the man He hangs out down on Alvarado Street By the Pioneer chicken stand Oh Carmelita, hold me tighter I think I'm sinking down And I'm all strung out on heroin On the outskirts of town Oh Carmelita Hold me tighter I think I'm sinking down And I'm all strung out on heroin On the outskirts of town