Fernando Ortega

California Town

Fernando Ortega


Good evening 
Lovely evening 
A perfect evening 
For a stroll on the town 
Couples on the boardwalk 
And down on the sandbar 
Holding hands, staring out 
To the moon on the ocean 
Silver and soft 
Water in motion 

Car lights 
Pacific Highway 
We look both ways 
My baby and me 
We find a fancy restaurant 
A table outside 
In a quiet corner, please 
Wind in the palm trees 
Candles and wine 
Her clear blue eyes 
We stay till closing 

Come on, my love 
We can walk home 
Past the dancers 
And the bands winding down 
Remind me again 
What's the question? 
We belong here 
In this California town 

Slow fade of summer 
Stars in the sky 
Songs in the night 
The boom of the breakers 

The pull of the tide 
The swell and the sigh 
Salt in the sea spray