Santa Fe

Santa Fe is a song featured in Choke. It is performed by Jack Harmon during his NYADA audition. It was originally performed by Jeremy Jordan in the original Broadway cast recording of the musical Newsies.

Context
Jack performs this song as he realizes that Carmen Tibideaux has probably heard his original audition song (This is the Moment from Jekyll and Hyde) a thousand times.

Lyrics
Jack: Folks, we finally got our headline: 'Newsies Crushed as Bull's Attack' Crutchie's calling me, dumb crip's just too damn slow.

''Guys are fightin' bleedin' fallin', thanks to good ole' Captain Jack. Captain Jack just wants to close his eyes and go.''

''Let me go far away somewhere they won't ever find ever find me, and tomorrow won't remind me of today. And the city's finally sleepin', and the moon looks old and grey I get on a train that's bound for Santa Fe.''

''And I'm gone, and I'm done; no more running, no more lying, no more fat old man denying me my pay. Just a moon so big and yellow, it turns night right into day.''

''Dreams come true. Yeah, they do in Santa Fe.''

''Where does it say you gotta live and die here? Where does it say a guy can't catch a break? Why should you only take what you're given?''

''Why should you spend your whole life livin', trapped where there ain't no future even at seventeen? Breakin' your back for someone else's sake?''

''If the life don't seem to suit you, how 'bout a change of scene? Far from the lousy headlines and the deadlines in between!!!!''

''Santa Fem, my old friend, I can't spend my whole life dreamin' though, I know, that's all I seem inclined to do. I ain't gettin' any younger, and I wanna start brand new.''

''I need space and fresh air, let 'em laugh in my face, I don't care. Save my place, I'll be there...''

''Just be real is all I'm askin', not some paintin' in my head. Cause I'm dead if I can't count on you today.''

I got nothin' if I ain't got Santa Fe!!!