Santa Barbara
Appears on: The Morning
Lyrics:
We were standing on the cliff above the ocean
We were watching all the sailors chase the sun
She cast her spell like a net
And I took her little hand
And the stars they were on fire just for us
After the sunset we headed back through Ellwood Park
Like the monarchs I just knew that we could fly
But those moments never stay
And you talk yourself away
From any love that’s ever held you tight
But we were so young and so alive
[Chorus]
In Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, where it all falls down
Now L.A., she’s been creeping on the city
Montecito was the first of her to fall
And like most of my old friends
Who burned out on the trends
It’s hard to keep up sitting on the wall
She got a place a few blocks from the mission
But the church bells weren’t enough to slow her down
And no one was surprised
How it ended up that night
And I’ve been haunted that I should have stuck around
[Chorus]
Cause I left for Steinbeck country
When things started to fall apart
See, I’ve been running
Since the day I found my legs
Now I’m back here in my city
I hear a trumpet on Canyon Perdido
Singing all my sorrow and my shame
But tonight the moon is preaching his revival
And I’m breaking like the tide to make a change
So I’m going to the ocean
I’m swimming past the pier
Praying, Lord, to wash my sins away
[Chorus]
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Words and Music: Andrew Osenga
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