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
 On the outskirts of town