Maria Maria

Oh 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



Oh 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



Si mira Maria on the corner

Thinking of ways to make it better

In my mailbox there's an eviction letter

Signed by the judge now see you later



Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula

(East coast)



Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula

(West coast)



Oh 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



Oh Maria Maria

She fell in love in East L.A.

To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah

Played by Carlos Santana



I sing to la favela y los colores

The streets are getting hotter

There is no water to put out the fire

Mi cantar la esperanza



Se mira Maria on the corner

Thinking of ways to make it better

Then I looked up in the sky

Hoping that there is a paradise



Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula

(North side)



Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula

(South side)



Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula

(world wide)



Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula

(Open up your eyes)



Maria you know you're my lover

When the wind blows I can feel you

Through the weather and even when we are apart

It still feels like we're together



Oh Maria, yeah

She reminds me of a west side story

Growing up in Spanish Harlem

She's living the life just like a movie star



Oh Maria Maria

Oh, she fell in love in East L.A.

To the sounds of the guitar,

Played by Carlos Santana