I think I'm sinking down
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
Carmelita hold me tighter
On the outskirts of town
Carmelita hold me tighter
And I'm there with her in Ensenada
And I'm here in Echo Park
And I'm all strung out on heroin
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
And I'm all strung out on heroin
The county won't give me no more methadone
I think I'm sinking down
With my pearl-handled deck
By the Pioneer chicken stand
Well, I'm sittin' here playing solitaire
And I'm all strung out on heroin
And I went to meet my man
I think I'm sinking down
On the outskirts of town
They cut off your welfare check
Well, I pawned my Smith-Corona
Carmelita hold me tighter
