Santa Fe

(Lyrics & Music by: Jon Bon Jovi)

They say that no man is an island
And good things come to those who wait
But the things I hear are these just to remind me
Every dog will have his day

The spirits they intoxicate me
I watched them infiltrate my soul
They try to say it's too late for me
Tell my guns I'm coming home

I swear I'm gonna live forever
Tell my Maker he can wait
I'm riding somewhere south of heaven
Heading back to Santa Fe
It's judgement day in Santa Fe

Once I was promissed absolution
There's only one solution for my sins
You got to face your ghosts and know with no illusions
That only one of you is going home again

And I blame this world for making a good man evil
It's this world that can drive a good man mad
And it's this world that turns a killer into a hero
Well I blame this world for making a good man bad

Now I ain't getting into heaven
If the devil has his way
I swear I'm gonna live forever
Heading back to Santa Fe
Got debts to pay in Santa Fe
It's judgement day in Santa Fe

So I save a prayer for when I need it most
To the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
And sign it from a sinner with no name
When I meet my Maker will he close the book
On the hearts I broke and the lives I took
Will he walk away 'cause my soul's too late to save

Now I ain't getting into heaven
If the devil has his way
I swear I'm gonna live forever
Heading back to Santa Fe
Got debts to pay in Santa Fe
It's judgement day in Santa Fe

Drums: KENNY ARONOFF
Bass: BOB GLAUB
Organ & piano: BENMONT TENCH
Acoustic guitar: ALDO NOVA
Acoustic guitar: DANNY KORTCHMAR
Electric guitar, guitar solo and vocals: JON BON JOVI
String arrangement: ALAN SILVESTRI and ALDO NOVA
(c) 1990 Bon Jovi Publishing / PRI Music, Inc. (ASCAP)