Maria Maria
Santana [feat. The Product G&B] Lyrics

Ladies and gents
Addressing the audience

Turn up your sound system
Increase the volume of your sound system

To the Sound of Carlos Santana
To enjoy the music composed by Carlos Santana

And the G&B (it's The Product)
The G&B, also known as The Product, is featured in this music piece

Ghetto Blues from the Refugee Gang
The Refugee Gang represents and portrays the blues from the ghetto area

Oh Maria, Maria
The singer is addressing his subject, Maria

She reminds me of a West Side Story
Maria reminds the singer of a story that took place at the West Side

Growing up in Spanish Harlem
Maria grew up in a Spanish Harlem region

She living the life just like a movie star
Maria is living a life as fabulous as a movie star

She fell in love in East L.A.
Maria developed romantic feelings somewhere around the East side of Los Angeles

To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah
The love was blossoming while a guitar was being played and heard

Played by Carlos Santana
The guitar was being played by Carlos Santana

Stop the looting, stop the shooting
The singer is urging to cease the robbery and violence

Pick pocking on the corner (ah, yeah)
Theft is taking place on the street corner

See as the rich is getting richer
Rich people are amassing more wealth and riches

The poorer is getting poorer (ah, yeah)
Poor people are not getting any richer and their financial conditions are worsening

Se mira Maria on the corner
Maria is spotted on the corner (probably contemplating her thoughts)

Thinking of ways to make it better (ah, yeah)
Maria thinking of ways to improve the situation

In my mailbox there's an eviction letter
The singer has received a letter evicting him from his house

Signed by the judge, said, 'See you later'
The letter was signed by a Judge, denying the possibility of staying in the current residency

Ahora vengo mama chula, mama chula
Lyrics that are of Spanish roots to be interpreted by the audience

Maria, you know you're my lover
Reiterating how Maria is the singer's lover

When the wind blows, I can feel you
Maria's presence and essence is felt when the wind blows

Through the weather
The feeling remains persistent through different weather conditions

And even when we are apart
The absence of Maria still doesn't stop the singer from feeling her presence

Still feels like we're together
The connection is still intact even without physical entities

I said a la favela los colores
Lyrics of Spanish origin to be interpreted by the audience

The streets are getting hotter (ah, yeah)
The street's temperature is rising, might refer to the weather forecast, or an increase in tension in the neighborhood

There is no water to put out the fire
There is no liquid to extinguish the fire, probably a metaphorical statement

Ni gota de esperanza (ah, yeah)
Lyrics of Spanish origin to be interpreted by the audience

Then I looked up in the sky
The singer looks up to the sky

Hoping of days of paradise
Hoping to experience paradise at some point in life

Put 'em up, y'all
The singer is encouraging the crowd to raise their hands

Carlos Santana with the Refugee Gang
Carlos Santana is performing with the Refugee Gang

Wyclef
Wyclef is the singer of the group appearing in the song

Jerry Wonda
Jerry Wonda is a musical producer associated with the song

Mr. Santana
Addressing Carlos Santana with respect

G&B
The singers, The Product G&B, appearing in the song

Yo, Carlos, man, you makin' that guitar cry
The singer is complementing Carlos Santana's exceptional skills at guitar playing