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 LA
to the sounds of the guitar
Played by Carlos Santana
Stop the looting
stop the shooting
Pickpocketing 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
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 LA
to the sounds of the guitar
yeah yeah
Played by Carlos Santana
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
Ahora vengo mama chola mama
chola Ahora vengo mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola mama
chola Ahora vengo mama chola
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
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 LA
to the sounds of the guitar
Played by Carlos Santana