well, 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 that 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