[Verse 1]
I hear mariachi static on my radio
And the tubes they glow in the dark
And I'm there with her in Ensenada
But I'm here in Echo Park

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

[Verse 2]
Well, I pawned my Smith and Wesson
And I went to meet my man
Well, he hangs out down on Alvarado Street
By the Pioneer Chicken stand

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

[Verse 3]
Where I'm sittin' here playin' solitaire
With my pearl-handled deck
The county won't give me any more methadonе
And they cut off your welfare chеck
[Chorus]
And Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town