In the town where I was born here on the coast of California
By the dock of the bay, they often tell
A tidal wave just hit the shore and folks like me, we cant afford
To stick around here in this town we love so well
I got the San Francisco blues
Now theres nothing left to lose
I cant afford the dues and so Im leaving
I miss the stars that used to shine and the days of 49
But most of all I miss the California dreaming
Before the fights, before the quake
Before the crash of 08
There was magic, you could feel it in your heart
But raise the rent and scrub the street
It gets so hard to make ends meat
Now I cant even pay to ride the cable cars
I got the San Francisco blues
Now theres nothing left to lose
I cant afford the dues and so Im leaving
I miss the stars that used to shine and the summer of 69
But most of all I miss the California dreaming
I swore Id make it back to stay to my home across the Bay
And how Ive rambled every way just like the wind blows
But now Im lost here on my own in a world that was my home
I mustve left my broken heart in San Francisco
I got the San Francisco blues
And my heart is broken too
I cant pay the dues and so Im leaving
I miss the stars that used to shine and the days of 49
But most of all I miss the California dreaming
Most of all I miss the California dreaming