San Joaquin Waltz (Album Version) Lyrics

The San Joaquin Waltz is a beauty

She's a dance cross the valley in spring

She's oak trees and wildflowers and rich fertile soil

She's the moon flyin' high on her wings

The San Joaquin Waltz is the music

That the grape vines sway to with the wind

She's in the red wine and the sweet clementines

And the sunsets you hope never end

She's September thunder and wildfire

She's the dry empty river bed sand

Sunday morning barrooms and the ghosts of the dancehalls

She's the love you let slip through your hands

The San Joaquin Waltz is the partner

You lead but she moves on her own

When last call comes round you'll be hopin' for more

She's the song that won't let you alone

She's brandy stirred into black coffee

A card game with the old Basques downtown

Golden hill summers and rusty barbed wire

She's the coyotes out roamin' around

The San Joaquin Waltz whispers softly

She dances so sweet cross your mind

All through the years, you're wondering if she loves you

You'll find you can't leave her behind