Maria Maria

Ladies and gents
Turn up your sound systems to the sound of Carlos Santana and the G&B
So proud
Ghetto blues from the refugee camp

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
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
Pig parking 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 chula, mama chula
Ahora vengo, mama chula (East Coast)
Ahora vengo, mama chula, mama chula
Ahora vengo, mama chula (West Coast)

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

I said a la favela, mis colores
The streets are getting hotter
There is no water to put out the fire
Mi canta de esperanza
Se mira Maria on the corner
Thinking of ways to make it better
Then I looked up in the sky
Hoping for days of 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 (Worldwide)
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 feels like we're together

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

Put 'em up, y'all
Yeah, for Carlos Santana
From the refugee camp
Wyclef, Jerry Wonda
Mr. Santana, G&B
Yo, Carlos, man
Making that guitar cry