I hear mariachi static on my radio
cnd the tubes they glow in the dark
cnd I'm there with her in Ensenada
cnd I'm here in Echo Park

Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
cnd I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

Where I'm sittin' here playin' solitaire
With my pearl-handled deck
The county won't give me no more methadone
cnd they cut off your welfare check

Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
cnd I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

Well, I pawned my Smith Corona
cnd I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on clvarado Street
By the Pioneer Chicken stand

Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
cnd I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
cnd I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town