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 [bad word] 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 [bad word] 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 [bad word] out on heroin 
On the outskirts of town