Maria, Maria

Ho Maria Maria
 She reminds me of a west side story
 Growing up in Spanish Harlem
 She's living the life just like a movie star

 Ho Maria Maria
 She fell in love in East L.A.
 To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah
 Played by Carlos Santana

 Stop the looting, stop the shooting
 Pick pocking on the corner
 See as the rich is getting richer
 The poor is getting poorer

 Se mira Maria on the corner
 Thinking of ways to make it better
 In my mailbox there's an eviction letter
 Somebody just said see you later

 Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
 Ahora vengo mama chola

 Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
 Ahora vengo mama chola

 I said a la favella los colores
 The streets are getting hotter
 There is no water to put out the fire
 Mi canto la esperanza

 Se mira Maria on the corner
 Thinking of ways to make it better
 Then I looked up in the sky
 Hoping of days of paradise

 Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
 Ahora vengo mama chola

 Maria you know you're my lover
 When the wind blows I can feel you
 Through the weather and even when we're apart
 It feels like we're together