I'm a stranger in this city
And I'm feeling pretty low
And whenever I get this feeling
I know where I'm bound to go
It's down in the shopping mall
And it looks real nice inside
When I feel like a lonesome cowboy
It's a pretty good place to hide
Santa Fe Cantina
I always hate to leave
Santa Fe Cantina
If even make believe
When you walk in through the front door
Right away you hear a Mexican dance
They got a fountain and a cactus
And a whole lot of hangin' plants
They got a waitress named Carmelita
She'll always talk to you awhile
She makes a pretty mean margarita
And she serves it with a smile
Santa Fe Cantina
I always hate to leave
Santa Fe Cantina
If even make believe
When it's late and I've had a few
And I'm seeing through a mist
I remember the Rio Grande and the stars and a kiss
It's a long way back to New Mexico
But i think I'm gonna be alright
I've got Mexican beer and a good imagination tonight
Santa Fe Cantina
I always hate to leave
Santa Fe Cantina
If even make believe
Santa Fe Cantina
I always hate to leave
Santa Fe Cantina
If even make believe
And I'm feeling pretty low
And whenever I get this feeling
I know where I'm bound to go
It's down in the shopping mall
And it looks real nice inside
When I feel like a lonesome cowboy
It's a pretty good place to hide
Santa Fe Cantina
I always hate to leave
Santa Fe Cantina
If even make believe
When you walk in through the front door
Right away you hear a Mexican dance
They got a fountain and a cactus
And a whole lot of hangin' plants
They got a waitress named Carmelita
She'll always talk to you awhile
She makes a pretty mean margarita
And she serves it with a smile
Santa Fe Cantina
I always hate to leave
Santa Fe Cantina
If even make believe
When it's late and I've had a few
And I'm seeing through a mist
I remember the Rio Grande and the stars and a kiss
It's a long way back to New Mexico
But i think I'm gonna be alright
I've got Mexican beer and a good imagination tonight
Santa Fe Cantina
I always hate to leave
Santa Fe Cantina
If even make believe
Santa Fe Cantina
I always hate to leave
Santa Fe Cantina
If even make believe
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Tonight We Ride (1986)
Michael Martin Murphey popular songs
- Maybe This Time
- Wildfire
- Red River Valley
- What’s Forever For
- Renegade
- Little Joe, the Wrangler
- When the Work’s All Done This Fall
- Riders in the Sky
- What Am I Doing Here
- From the Word Go
- Ring of Truth
- Children of the Wild World
- Roses and Thorns
- Let the Cowboy Dance
- Geronimo’s Cadillac
- Tying Knots in the Devil’s Tail
- Harbor For My Soul
- Running Shadow
- Cowboy Logic
- Hearts in the Right Place
- Calico Silver
- The Heart Knows the Truth
- Wild Bird
- Spanish is the Lovin’ Tongue