West bound far as he could make it on denial Touched down lookin' for the darkest street on the bay Hoping to start a revolution a revival A few days in and he can already say San Francisco I been there before I kicked down the door at those golden gates San Francisco I been there before So near to the shore but so far away Here we go San Francisco ♪ Made do working at a hostel through September One room blanket and a Bible all that he had Some days never saw the sun on streets so tender And some nights they felt like fights against going mad San Francisco I been there before I kicked down the door at those golden gates San Francisco I been there before So near to the shore but so far away Here we go San Francisco Here we go San Francisco San Francisco Here we go San Francisco The sons of thunder in a dome off west end God willing he found a town where he had a friend But he thinks about the city every now and again Wondering if he changed it like it changed him Wondering whether he ever had it together inside If he might recognize that (sigh) in his own eyes that he own He sees peeking out from those card board signs The streets are all the same ♪ And he says The streets are all the same Music city by the bay San Francisco I been there before I kicked down the door at those golden gates San Francisco I been there before So near to the shore but so far away Here we go San Francisco Here we go San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco