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Save Me, San Francisco Lyrics
I used to love the tenderloin until I made some tender coin
Then I met some ladies from Marin
We took the highway to the one up the coast to catch some sun
That left me with these blisters on my skin
Don't know what I was on but I think it grows in Oregon
So I kept on going, going on right through
I drove into Seattle rain, fell in love then missed the train
That could have took me right back home to you
I've been high, I've been low
I've been yes and I've been oh, hell no
I've been rock 'n' roll and disco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
Every day so caffeinated, I wish they were Golden Gated
Fillmore couldn't feel more miles away
So wrap me up return to sender, let's forget this five-year bender
Take me to my city by the bay
I never knew all that I had, now Alcatraz don't sound so bad
At least they have a hell of a fine Merlot
If I could wish upon a star, I would hitch a cable car
To the place that I can always call my own
I've been high, I've been low
I've been yes and I've been oh, hell no
I've been rock 'n' roll and disco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
I've been up, I've been down
I've been so damn lost since you're not around
I've been reggae and calypso
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
To tell you the truth, I miss everything, everything
It's a wild, wild, beautiful world
But there's a wide-eyed beautiful girl back there
And she means everything, everything
I've been stop, I've been go
I've been yes and I've been oh, hell no
I've been rock 'n' roll and disco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
I've been up, I've been down
I've been so damn lost since you're not around
I've been reggae and calypso
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
Save me, San Francisco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
Save me, San Francisco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
Then I met some ladies from Marin
We took the highway to the one up the coast to catch some sun
That left me with these blisters on my skin
So I kept on going, going on right through
I drove into Seattle rain, fell in love then missed the train
That could have took me right back home to you
I've been yes and I've been oh, hell no
I've been rock 'n' roll and disco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
Fillmore couldn't feel more miles away
So wrap me up return to sender, let's forget this five-year bender
Take me to my city by the bay
At least they have a hell of a fine Merlot
If I could wish upon a star, I would hitch a cable car
To the place that I can always call my own
I've been yes and I've been oh, hell no
I've been rock 'n' roll and disco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
I've been so damn lost since you're not around
I've been reggae and calypso
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
It's a wild, wild, beautiful world
But there's a wide-eyed beautiful girl back there
And she means everything, everything
I've been yes and I've been oh, hell no
I've been rock 'n' roll and disco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
I've been so damn lost since you're not around
I've been reggae and calypso
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
Save me, San Francisco
Won't you save me, San Francisco?
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I actually think it's even more straightforward than you say. I think it's about being away from home - and not liking it. He just wants to go back to where he came from because that's where he belongs, where the girl lives, where he knows.
Agreed. He just wants to get back to something that feels comfortable to him.
Agreed. He just wants to get back to something that feels comfortable to him.
i actually heard an interview with them telling what the song was about. they said it was about how they were tryin to get back to their roots, where they first started out in the music industry to begin with. they said that they'd grown so far away from what they set out to do musically, so they hoped that going to to where they started, back to San Francisco, would help them get their heads back on straight.
Yeah I guessed it would be about "San Fransisco"? Great song.
Yeah I guessed it would be about "San Fransisco"? Great song.
My interpretation is pretty straightforward. This guy is in love with a girl, but life keeps taking him a further and further away from her. Maybe he allowed it because he wasn't ready to commit to her, or perhaps he was too young and immature to realize how important she was. But now, he realizes just how much she means to him, and he wants to go back to her.
Anyway, I didn't much care for this song when I first heard it, but then it got stuck in my head and it's kinda grown on me.
I think that you voth might be right, but my interpretation (which probably is waaaay off base)is that he's been so many things in his life that he's going to San Fransisco and he's hoping that San Fransisco will help him figure out who he really is. Taht's just what I gather from the main chorus, so it's probably wrong, but its worth putting my two cents in.
note to self: a new word has been invented: voth: another word for both i think or this guys crazy!!!!
note to self: a new word has been invented: voth: another word for both i think or this guys crazy!!!!