Santa Fe (Prologue)

Santa Fe (Prologue) is a song performed by Trevor Rayburn and Eva Galloway in Boys (and Girls) on Film. It was originally performed by Jeremy Jordan and Andrew Kennan-Bolger in the musical, Newsies.

Context
Trevor and Eva perform this song as part of the Movie Songs assignment. When it's pointed out that the song wasn't featured in the film, Trevor points out that the musical was inspired by the film, so it technically counted. This was promptly shot down by a text from Jack stating that, "No. No, it does not," despite Jack not even knowing about the assignment.

Lyrics
Trevor: Them streets down there, they sucked the life right outta my old man. Well, they ain’t doin’ that to me.

Eva: But everyone wants to come to New York.

Trevor: You keep your small life in the big city. Give me a big life in a small town.

''They say folks is dyin’ to get here. Me, I’m dyin’ to get away, to a little town out west that’s spankin’ new.''

''And while I ain’t never been there, I can see it clear as day. If you want, I bet’cha you could see it, too.''

Close your eyes…Come with me, where it’s clean and green and pretty, and they went and made a city outta clay.

Why, the minute that we get there, folks’ll walk right up and say, “Welcome home, kid, welcome home to Santa Fe!”

Plantin’ crops, splittin’ rails,swappin’ tales around the fire, ‘cept for Sunday when you lie around all day.

''Soon your friends are more like family, and they’s beggin’ you to stay! Ain’t that neat? Livin’ sweet in Santa Fe.''

Hey, no one worries about no wheelchair in Santa Fe. You just hop a Palomino; you’ll ride in style!

Eva: Picture me, ridin’ in style.

Trevor: Hey, I bet a few months of clean air, you could toss that wheelchair for good!

Trevor & Eva: 'Santa Fe, you can bet we won’t let them bastards beat us, we won’t beg no one to treat us fair and square. There’s a life that’s worth the livin’, and I’m gonna do my share.'

Trevor: ''Work the land! Chase the sun!''

Trevor & Eva: Swim the whole Rio Grande just for fun!

Eva: ''Watch me stand! Watch me run…''

Trevor: Hey, hey…''Don’t you know that we’s a family? Would I let you down? No way. Just hold on, kid, till that train makes Santa Fe.''

Trivia

 * This is one of Eva's final songs when she is confined to her wheelchair.