Carmelita
The Willy Deville Acoustic Trio Lyrics

Well, I hear mariachi static on my radio
I am listening to the distorted music of mariachi on my radio.

And the tubes they glow in the dark
I see the tubes of my radio glowing in the darkness.

And I'm there with her in ensenada
I imagine being with my lover in Ensenada.

And I'm here in echo park
But I am physically in Echo Park.

Carmelita, hold me tighter
Carmelita, please embrace me closely.

I think I'm sinking down
I am overwhelmed with emotions and feeling hopeless.

And I'm all strung out on heroin
I am addicted to heroin and feeling the effects of withdrawal.

On the outskirts of town
I am living on the fringes of society.

Well I'm sittin' here playing solitaire
I am alone and bored, playing a game of solitaire.

With my pearl handled deck
Using a deck of cards with a pearly white handle.

The county won't give me no more methadone
I cannot receive any more methadone treatment from the county.

And they cut off your welfare check
They have cut off your government financial assistance.

Well I pawned my smith corona
I sold my typewriter to a pawnshop.

And I went to meet my man
I met my drug dealer.

He hangs out down on alvarado street
He often loiters on Alvarado Street.

At the pioneer chicken stand
Near the Pioneer Chicken fast food restaurant.