Jim Caroll - Low Rider Lyrics
Johnnys trapping stars in his carWith the radio onIn the parking lotLily heard a soundWhile they were going downSomeone on el camino had been shotCarmelita staredShe really cared for that boyHe meant a lotCarmelita, she came over the borderImmigration man saw herShe wouldnt take a short orderBut it was so far behind herShe had her heart on the wireShe became a low riderImmigrations full of strange language strainsRules carmelita never learned in schoolNot in schoolBut in the streets of mexicoShe came to knowThat borderlines were made to walk throughHer daddy said youre fine,Youre not the water, youre the wineYou can take and make it all newSo make it newCarmelita, she came over the borderImmigration man saw hercause she refused to take a short orderBut it was easy to find herShe joined the boulevard choirWhen he became a low riderSometimes in the darkSome things just go wrongAnd it peels into the night just like a knifeLike a knifeThey stab you so coldThe blood is bottled and soldAll she wanted was a radio to holdBut she said dying makes her feel so oldCarmelita, she came over the borderImmigration man snagged hercause she wouldnt take a short orderBut it was easy to find herShe joined the boulevard choirWhen she became a low rider
