Oh Carmelita, why you been gone so long? I've been sittin' here starin' out the window Huggin' on the telephone I've been searchin' my mind, tryin' hard
on alvarado street At the 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
take him to the moon Well he must have gone to heaven 'cause just before I left him I tried to wake him up But he would not move So come on Carmelita
on Alvarado Street At the 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
down on Alvarado Street By the 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
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
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
the moon, Well, he must have gone to heaven, 'Cause just before I left him, I tried to wake him up, but he wouldn't move, So come on Carmelita, You
I left my whole world in Carmelita's eyes Vi todoun mundo en Carmelita's eyes I saw the whole world in Carmelita's eyes Vi todoun mundo en Carmelita'
on Alvarado Street By the 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
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
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
take him to the moon Well he must have gone to heaven cuz just before I left him I tried to wake him up but he would not move So come on Carmelita,
Chorus Oh Carmelita why you been gone so long I've been sittin' here starin' out the window Huggin' on the telephone I've been searchin' my mind tryin
Warren Zevon) I hear mariachi static on my radio And the tubes, they glow in the dark And I'm there with you in Ensenada And I'm here in Echo Park Carmelita
Translation: Counting Crows. Carmelita.
Translation: Junkies Cowboy. Carmelita.
