Maria

Ladies and gents
Turn up your sound system to the sound of Carlos Santana
And the G&B
"Getaway Blues" from the Refugee Camp

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 a 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 said to see you later

Aurora venga mamachula, mamachula
Aurora venga mamachula (East coast)
Aurora venga mamachula, mamachula
Aurora venga mamachula (West coast)

Maria, Maria
She reminds me of a west side story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem, oh, oh
She's living the life just like a movie star
Oh, Maria, Maria
She fell in love in East L.A
I said to the sounds of a guitar, yeah, yeah
Played by Carlos Santana

I said a bella, los cojones
The streets are getting hotter
There's no water to put out the fire
Me junto esperanza
Se mira Maria on the corner
Thinking of ways to make it better
Then I looked up in the sky
Hoping that there's a paradise

Aurora venga mamachula, mamachula
Aurora venga mamachula (North side)
Aurora venga mamachula, mamachula
Aurora venga mamachula (South side)
Aurora venga mamachula, mamachula
Aurora venga mamachula (Worldwide)
Aurora venga mamachula, mamachula
Aurora venga mamachula (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

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 a guitar
Played by Carlos Santana

Put 'em up, y'all
Carlos Santana with the Refugee Camp
Wyclef, Jerry Wonda
Mr. Santana, G&B
Yo, Carlos, man, you making that guitar cry