SANTA ANA^©

Live 09 Nov 2005 version

Well from the tin rooftop the little boy did watch
The procession down through town
Yeah through the museum where Daniel whupped the Devil
With the boys from the underground
Where the Giants of Science fight for tight control
Over the wildlands of New Mexico
Sam Houston's ghost's in Texas fighting for his soul
And the townsfolk rest uneasy beneath the guns of Kid Colt
And the kid says "Hey, where is Santa Ana?"
He who could romance the dumb into talking
Take a chance with me tonight, my contessa
If it don't work out I ain't lame, I can walk
Some folks think cancer's taken to the streets of this town
Well Sandy eats her candy and then lay her money down
And cats are in from the canyons to strut their stuff in town
But there's only secret sinners here
Lord, there's only secret thieves
Only a fool would try to save
What the desert chose to leave
Yeah well hey now senorita
With your playboys in their Spanish bandanas
French cream won't soften those boots, baby
And French kisses will not break your heart, yeah!

Well painted night set free with light
Glows outside the Rainbow Saloon
I'm matching braces with a Spanish lady
'Neath a graduation moon
No more colleges, no more coronations
Some punk's idea of a teenage nation
Has forced Santa Ana to change his station
From soldier to cartoon
And the Giants of Science spend their days and nights
Not with wives, not with lovers, but searchin' for the light
They spotted in the desert on their helicopter flights
Just to be lost in the dust and the night
Well now hey my contessa, in your juke joint rags you always bring candy for the kids
Come waltz with me tonight senorita
Only a fool is all alone on a night like this, hey!

Page last updated: 06 Sep 2007

The above lyrics are for the 09 Nov 2005 performance at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, during the Devils & Dust Solo Acoustic Tour. This was the first time Bruce Springsteen performs the song in more than 23 years. Check also the Tracks version (more details) and the live 24 Apr 1973 version.

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