sort form Submissions:
submissions
Warren Zevon – Carmelita Lyrics 10 years ago
It seems easier to take the lyrics at face value. Carmelita (girlfriend) returned to Ensenada (in Mexico) when her welfare check was cut off. But I'm really intrigued by the alternate explanations. Here are a couple more lyrics:

He sold me a balloon for ten, only half a gram
But it cut like a knife through the despair of life and told me what I am

Maybe I’ll go to Ensenada, find Carmelita there
Get my head together in that clean Mexican air

submissions
Roger Whittaker – River Lady Lyrics 10 years ago
My best guess: a tribute to the paddlewheelers that used to bring people and goods up the Yukon River to Dawson City, in the Yukon. When the highway reached Dawson, the paddlewheelers were dragged onto the riverbank and left to decay.

* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.