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Carmelita [1974 Demo] Lyrics
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
And the tubes they glow in the dark
And I'm there with her in Ensenada
And I'm here in Echo Park
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
With my pearl-handled deck
The county won't give me no more methadone
And they cut off your welfare check
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
And I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
By the Pioneer chicken stand
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
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I love this sweet, tragic, gritty, Los Angeles - Mexico song and all its characters!