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Carmelita (1974 Demo)

by Warren Zevon

on Warren Zevon (1976)

[Intro]
Never again
One
Leave my Pepsi alone
Two, three, four

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

[Verse 2]
Well, I'm sittin' here playin' solitaire
With my pearl-handled deck
The county won't give me no more methadone
They cut off your welfare check

[Chorus]
Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Every time I hear the sirens blow
You know I almost have a heart attack
And your big smokin' boyfriend
Says he gonna come and break my back

[Chorus]
Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
Well, I pawned my Smith & Wesson
And I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
By the Pioneer Chicken stand

[Chorus]
Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town

[Verse 5]
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

[Chorus]
Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Carmelita, hold me tighter
I think I'm sinkin' down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town