oh maria maria
she reminds me of a west side story
growing up in spanish harlem
she's livin'the life
just like a movie star
oh maria maria
she fell in love in east l a
to the sounds of the 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 mailbo there's an eviction letter
somebody just said see you later yeah
ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
ahora vengo mama chola
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ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
ahora vengo mama chola
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maria maria
she reminds me of a west side story
growing up in spanish harlem
she's livin'the life
just like a movie star
oh maria maria
she fell in love in east l a
i said it to the sounds of the guitar
yeah yeahh
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
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ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
ahora vengo mama chola
[bracketed]
ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
ahora vengo mama chola
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ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
ahora vengo mama chola
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maria you know you're my lover
when the wind blows i can feel you
through the weather
and even when we are apart
still feels like we're together
maria yeah
she reminds me of a west side story
growing up in spanish harlem
she's livin'the life
just like a movie star
ohh maria maria
she fell in love in east l a
to the sounds of the guitar
played by carlos santana
