Save Me, San Francisco – English Lyrics

• By: Train
• Album: Train: The Collection

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey with Train's 'Save Me, San Francisco,' a song that beautifully blends the English language with a heartfelt narrative of home and belonging. Through its evocative lyrics and relatable emotions, you can explore expressions of nostalgia and appreciation for one's roots, making it a perfect song to connect with English on a deeper, more personal level.

[English]

I used to love the tenderloin

Till I made some tender corn

Then I met some ladies from Marin

We took the highway to the One

Up the coast to catch some sun

They 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, gone right through

I drove into Seattle rain, fell in love then missed the train

That coulda took me right back home to you

I been high

I been low

I been yes

And I been oh hell no

I been rock 'n roll and disco

Won't you save me San Francisco

Ooo ooo ooo, oh oh

Every day's 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 5 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'd have a hella 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 been high

I been low

I been yes

And I been oh hell no

I been rock 'n roll and disco

Won't you save me San Francisco

I been up

I been down

I been so damn lost since you're not around

I been reggae and calypso

Won't you save me San Francisco

To tell you the truth

I miss everything... everything

It's a wild, wide, beautiful world

But there's a wide-eyed girl back there

And she means everything... everything

I been stop

I been go

I been yes

And I been oh hell no

I been rock 'n roll and disco

Won't you save me San Francisco

I been up

I been down

I been so damn lost since you're not around

I been reggae and calypso

Won't you save me San Francisco

Oo oo oo, oh oh

Won't you save me San Francisco

Oo oo oo, oh oh

Won't you save me San Francisco

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