Chorus:
Oh, Maria Maria, she reminds me of a westside story
Growing up in spanish harlem
She's livin' her life just like a movie star
Oh, Maria Maria - she fell in love in East L.A.
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, played by Carlos Santana
1. 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, thinkin' of ways to make it better
In my mailbox there's an eviction letter
Somebody just said see you later
Bridge:
Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola
Chorus X1
2. I said la favella los colores, the streets are getting hotter
There is no water to put out the fire, mi conta la esperanza
Se mira Maria on the corner, thinkin' of ways to make it better
Then I looked up in the sky, hoping of days of paradise
Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola – X8
3. 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 are together
Maria, yeah
She reminds me of a westside story, growing up in spanish harlem
She's livin' her life just like a movie star
Oh Maria Maria, she fell in love in East L.A.
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, played by Carlos Santana
