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
She fell in love in East LA
to the sounds of the guitar
Played by Carlos Santana

Stop the looting stop the shooting
Pickpocketing 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

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 LA
to the sounds of the guitar
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

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 LA
to the sounds of the guitar
Played by Carlos Santana