Downtown Santa Cruz

There’s a man singing in the alcove 
His protest songs are pretty deep 
His voice would make a crocodile 
Lay right over on his back and weep 

There’s a homeless lady in the street 
Her bike fell and she barks 
And the police car drives up close 
Then pulls over and parks 

Downtown Santa Cruz 
It’s a place I love to be 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
It means so much to me 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
So unlike all the rest 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
Of all downtowns, it’s the best 

There’s Bookshop SC where I browse 
their magazine racks and shop for books 
There’s Camouflage and I’ll go in there 
When I want to get some dirty looks 

Walnut Avenue is my breakfast spot 
Where Cooper House was, is O’Neill’s 
and over at the Nickelodeon 
is where I feel all my good feels 

Downtown Santa Cruz 
It’s a place I love to go 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
It’s awesome, don’t cha know 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
It's even better than Oahu 
If it was ever demolished 
I don’t know where I’d go or do 

At the Catalyst I’ve seen many shows 
Like Evan Dando and Matthew Sweet 
Seeing Pearl Jam’s secret show there 
Sure was a big ol’ treat 

Logos and Streetlight are great places 
To buy used vinyl, movies, and cd’s 
Pizza My Heart is where I’ll be at Midnight
Eating a slice of pepperoni and cheese 

Downtown Santa Cruz 
It’s a place I love to be 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
It means so much to me 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
So unlike all the rest 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
Of all downtowns, it’s the best 
Downtown Santa Cruz 
Of all downtowns, it’s the best. 

2017 
I worked as a Downtown Hospitality Guide in the 90's and I know it well. Of course I had to write a tribute to my favorite place to go & be. Yay DTSC!