• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Santa Cruz - J Church
• Santa Cruz - J.J. Cale
• Santa Cruz - Erin Mckeown
• Santa Cruz - Lonely Kings
• Santa Cruz - Alternative Allstars
• Santa Cruz - Mortal

I know that it's not cool to cruise the boardwalk in Santa Cruz,
But we had nothing better to do on a boring afternoon,
No level of sophistication could prepare me for the situation,
Now I know you don't like carnival rides,
And I know you don't like me
Let me savor every moment,
Feel the flush warm through my pores,
Let me savor every moment,
Feel the flush warm through my pores,
Crushed by your every comment
This conversation is in your court
Did I tell you that I hate your new hair,
And I'm bored to death by your stupid poetry,
And I hate the way that you take up the whole bed,
And other things you did inadvertently,
The romantic notion of a secret place is now blowing up in my face,
I'll dream of you with someone new,
But if you ever want me back... no
Let me savor every moment,
Feel the flush warm through my pores,
Let me savor every moment,
Feel the flush warm through my pores,
Crushed by your every comment,
This conversation is in your court
Leaving you took a few books of mine,
A few kitchen utensils which was fine,
But when you kept all of my friends,
Well it seems you should have asked,
Alone in the studio I wait for you to come home,
Until I realize,
I'm just pretending that love's never ending,

Oo-wee how did I lose
Talkin' about a night in Santa Cruz
Oo-wee how did I lose
Talkin' about a night in Santa Cruz
Well I came to coast from L.A.
Just to give a little music to boo me away
Hey J.J. can you play Cocaine
Do After Midnight it's all the same
Oo-wee how did I lose
Talkin' about a night in Santa Cruz
Oo-wee how did I lose
I'll tell you about the night in Santa Cruz
Well we didn't play long it booed too soon
I can't do right no matter what you do
A girl in the crowd, at the finale
Shouted at me had I even turned
Another man left 'cos he didn't stay long
I thought we had played his favorite song
Hey you, pull that weight
A soon as it's cleaned up then I'll fade away
My friends and I hope you're glad to see
Me and friends coming off the street
Play, Richard
I don't mean a man can't lose
Just stay by the night in Santa Cruz
Just stay by the night in Santa Cruz

the things we do and the things we let
between the tide and the cigarettes
all the cups we cannot sip
between our legs across our lips
all the places we will meet
between our start and our winding sheet
some we'll leave and some we'll walk
hung like thieves, we sing the cross
don't go! don't go!
all the rules we will not break
will break beside each note i make
between the beat and the speaker throw
what i think, where i still won’t go
don't go! don't go!
don't look at me that way
when you do what can i do
but do everything you say
from santa cruz we're drawing close
between the hems and the cuffs of clothes
all the things i cannot do
i'm thinking of more i'll do to you
and late one night on borrowed cars
we went one time, was it too far
between the headlights and engine block
between my knees, between the clock
don't go! don't go!
the things we do and the things we let
between the tide and the cigarettes
all the cups we cannot sip

Crosswed wires inspire a subtle sting
Stop when you've spoken a mouthfull
Stop when you choke it down
Sold when you have expensive tastes
I bit this silver tounge
It tasted bittersweet
And if I'm lost for words I'll say it one more time
I told 10,000 stories the one I heard last night
They'll hunt for the weakest one
And what have you, and what have you
There's smoke theres fire inside of me
I tried to put it out
I should've let it breathe
And I shut my eyes yet still I see
What are you running from?
And if I'm lost for words I'll say it one more time
I told 10,000 stories the one I heard last night
They'll meet under the boardwalk; they'll meet about midnight
Whisper sweet sweet words together
And then they'll say good bye
They tought no one could understand
They both had problems afraid to make demands
Trapped in a world they did not choose
Like a spirit caught on a runway

all the days, spent in santa cruz,
were the days, (the) best days of my youth,
´cause i grabbed the chances i saw
and i knew i would come back...no more!
´cause the waves, rolled onto the sand...
it was luck on the palm of my hand...
and the sun, was shining all day
and i knew i would go back...no more
to the one i was before...
...santa cruz...i love you!
...santa cruz...i love you!
I would surf, as long as i liked,
watch the birds, (or) be riding my bike!
then at night, crashed out on the floor
i would say that i´d come back no more...
i was free, i was all on my own
i was me, i was where i belong...
inner peace, made me feel so strong
and i knew i would go back no more,
to the one i was before...

it's amazing the kind of impact a single decision makes!
beside the ocean Santa Cruz
i face the pathway i must choose
the city lights they seem so bright
my eyes are dazzled by the night
the crashing surf, the ocean air
the cypress bough, the morning glare
can my heart breathe beneath this load
the fog on San Andreas road
my heart, sympathy
broken life surrender me
suggestions
open to your will
blue skies paradise
fragile as a great surprise
does your love move within me still
my hopes and dreams
all washed ashore
they never reached the lighthouse door
abandoned ships
with tattered sails, buried treasure,