Santana

Songwriter: Chester D. Thompson Carlos Santana Orestes Vilató

Producer: Val Garay

Walking down on Main Street
Cold chills in the air
Looking for a helping hand
Ain't nobody there
Dreams, nightmares, and fantasies
Weave their way around
I can see past appearances
They can't bring me down

Chorus:
But tell me
Who loves you
When you're down and out
And you're all alone
Who loves you
When you've lost your mind
And you lose control

Television, radio and all the magazines
Focus on the negative
Time and time again
Young men give their lives away
Believing in a cause
War is always profitable
They write you off a loss -- so tell me

Repeat Chorus

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco) is a Mexican and American musician who became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music. Carlos prefers to only play and leave lead vocals to guest singers. The band’s sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2003 Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at number 20 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He has won ten Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.

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