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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Greg Suran
Greg Suran
Guitar
Tim Pierce
Tim Pierce
Guitar
Paul Bushnell
Paul Bushnell
Bass
Dorian Crozier
Dorian Crozier
Drums
Adam Pascal
Adam Pascal
Vocals
Anthony Rapp
Anthony Rapp
Vocals
Jamie Muhoberac
Jamie Muhoberac
Keyboards
Jesse L. Martin
Jesse L. Martin
Vocals
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Vocals
Tim Weil
Tim Weil
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson
Songwriter
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Arranger
David Campbell
David Campbell
String Arranger
Tim Weil
Tim Weil
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Producer
Brian Cometa
Brian Cometa
Engineer
Dan Thompson
Dan Thompson
Engineer
Elan Trujillo
Elan Trujillo
Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Doug McKean
Doug McKean
Recording Engineer
Dan Chase
Dan Chase
Engineer
Matt Beckley
Matt Beckley
Engineer
Andrew Scheps
Andrew Scheps
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
New York City
Uh-huh
Center of the universe
Sing it, girl
Times are shitty, but I'm pretty sure they can't get worse
I hear that
It's a comfort to know when you're singing the hit the road blues
That anywhere else you could possibly go after New York would be
A pleasure cruise
Now you're talkin'
[Verse 2]
Well I'm thwarted by a metaphysic puzzle
And I'm sick of grading papers that I know
I'm shouting in my sleep, I need a muzzle
And all this misery pays no salary, so
Let's open up a restaurant in Santa Fe
Sunny Santa Fe would be nice
We'll open up a restaurant in Santa Fe
And leave this to the roaches and mice
[Verse 3]
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
[Verse 4]
You teach?
Yeah, I teach
Computer-age philosophy
But my students would rather watch TV
America
America
[Verse 5]
You're a sensitive aesthete
Brush the sauce onto the meat
You can make the menu sparkle with rhyme
You can drum a gentle drum
I can seat guests as they come
Chatting not about Heidegger, but wine
[Verse 6]
Let's open up a restaurant in Santa Fe (Santa Fe)
Our labors would reap financial gains (Gain, gain, gain)
We'll open up a restaurant in Santa Fe (Santa Fe)
And save from devastation our brains (Save our brains)
We'll pack up all our junk and fly so far away
Devote ourselves to projects that sell
(We'll open up a restaurant in Santa Fe) We'll open up in Santa Fe
Forget this cold, bohemian hell
[Outro]
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ohwhoa
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa, oh, oh, yeah, mmmmm (Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Do you know the way to Santa Fe?
You know, tumbleweeds
Prairie dogs
Yeah
Written by: Jonathan Larson
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