Maria, Maria She my mami, yo, that's our story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She living the life just like a movie star Maria, Maria She's friendly, loving, be silent To the sound of the guitar, yeah Play that color of Santana Maria, Maria She my mami, yo, that's our story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She living the life just like a movie star Maria, Maria Stop the looting, stop the shooting We're walking on the corner See all the riches getting richer The world is getting poorer See me, 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 I wanna be, I wanna be Southside, I wanna be I wanna be, I wanna be Stop the looting, stop the shooting We're walking on the corner See all the riches getting richer The world is getting poorer See me, 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 I wanna be, I wanna be Southside, I wanna be I wanna be, I wanna be Maria, Maria She my mami, yo, that's our story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She living the life just like a movie star Maria, Maria She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of the guitar, yeah Played by Carlos Santana Maria, Maria She my mami, yo, that's our story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She living the life just like a movie star Maria, Maria She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of the guitar, yeah Played by Carlos Santana