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
Maria Maria she fell
in love in East L.A.
To the sounds of
a guitar yeah
Played by
Carlos Santana
Stop the looking
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 just said
see you later yeah
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
Maria Maria
She fell in love
in East L.A.
To the sounds of
a guitar 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 look up
In the sky hoping of
days of paradise~

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