the 4 preps - 26 miles (santa catalina) lyrics

(glen larson and bruce belland)
twenty-six miles across the sea
santa catalina is a-waitin' for me
santa catalina, the island of romance
romance, romance, romance

water all around it everywhere
tropical trees and the salty air
but for me the thing that's a-waitin' there, romance

it seems so distant, twenty-six miles away
restin' in the water serene
i'd work for anyone, even the navy
who would float me to my island dream

twenty-six miles, so near yet far
i'd swim with just some water-wings and my guitar
i could leave the wings
but i'll need the guitar for romance
romance, romance, romance

twenty-six miles across the sea
santa catalina is a-waitin' for me
santa catalina, the island of romance

a tropical heaven out in the ocean
covered with trees and girls
if i have to swim, i'll do it forever
'til i'm gazin' on those island pearls

forty kilometers in a leaky old boat
any old thing that'll stay afloat
when we arrive we'll all promote romance
romance, romance, romance

twenty-six miles across the sea
santa catalina is a-waitin' for me
santa catalina
the island of romance
romance, romance, romance

twenty-six miles across the sea
santa catalina is a-waitin' for me