Ho Maria Maria
She reminds me of a west side story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
She’s living the life just like a movie star


Ho Maria Maria
She fell in love in East L.A. 
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah
Played by Carlos Santana


Stop the looting, stop the shooting
Pick pocking on the corner
See as the rich is getting richer
The poor is getting poorer


Se mira Maria on the corner
Thinking of ways to make it better
In my mailbox there’s an eviction letter
Somebody just said see you later


Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola


Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola


I said a la favella los colores
The streets are getting hotter
There is no water to put out the fire
Mi canto la esperanza


Se mira Maria on the corner
Thinking of ways to make it better
Then I looked up in the sky
Hoping of days of paradise


Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola


Maria you know you’re my lover
When the wind blows I can feel you
Through the weather and even when we’re apart
It feels like we’re together