I hear Marietta static on my radio   And the tubes, they glow in the dark   And I'm there with you in Enceinta   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 pawned my Smith & Wesson   And I went to meet my man   He hangs out down at El Dorado street   At the county 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   Well I'm sitting here playing russian roulette   With my pearl handled gun   The county won't give me any 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   Carmelita, hold me tighter   I think I'm sinking down   And I'm all strung out on heroin on the outskirts of town