CJ

CJ lyrics

Official lyrics for “CJ” by Festival Guy.

Verse 1 Vesuvio’s neon on Columbus and Broadway, Catherine Jane Ross Two bottles raised like twin streetlights—you didn’t spill a drop City Lights windows breathing Beat-poem dust Love at first sight hit me harder than the bus stop hush

Pre-Chorus I kept my hands in my pockets, scared of the height You were a skyline; I blinked at the lights

Chorus Hey CJ—Catherine Jane Say your name and it cuts through the rain You were out of my league, I won’t lie I was too short to ride the ride But I’m still here, wide-eyed Still in love with you tonight

Verse 2 Grant Ave mornings, paint moons on your jeans Caffè Trieste hissing steam over tangled dreams And that one dark night when Washington Square went dim You fell to the street—someone tried to steal your grin But you rose like Coit Tower through the fog’s gray bars Turned that bruise into stars

Pre-Chorus If courage had a ladder, I’d climb Telegraph Hill Frame your sky and hold it still

Chorus Hey CJ—Catherine Jane Say your name and it’s a spark in the rain You were out of my league, I won’t lie I was too short to ride the ride And though the moment passed me by I’m still in love with you tonight

Bridge Parrots flash green over Kerouac Alley lines Baritone sax from a doorway keeps time Karl rolls in; the streetlights turn to tide I’m the fool who never tried— Still cheering from the rail of your wild ride

Breakdown/Tag Two bottles, one smile, the room turned bright Love at first sight—yeah, love at first sight

Final Chorus Hey CJ—Catherine Jane I sing your name like a choir in the rain You were out of my league, I won’t lie I was too short to ride the ride Some trains only pass one time I’m still in love with you tonight

Outro North Beach waltz and a cable car bell You never left my heart—guess I never could tell