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MAYBE I'M A LONER
MAYBE I'M A MAN
MAYBE I'M A FOOL
BUT TRY TO UNDERSTAND
I'VE BEEN A DREAMER
AND I'VE BEEN AROUND
AND I'VE SPENT MY TIME
IN MANY A LONESOME TOWN
I USED TO KNOW A WOMAN
I USED TO KNOW A CHILD
SOMETIMES SHE WAS SO GENTLE
SOMETIMES SHE'D BE SO WILD
I GAVE HER ALL MY LOVIN'
AND I GAVE HER ALL MY YOUTH
SO CERTAIN OF THE FUTURE
SO SURE WE FOUND THE TRUTH
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
WHERE MY LOVE
AND I DID RUN AWAY
WE WERE LOOKIN'
FOR ANOTHER DAY
BUT WE COULDN'T FIND
THE WORDS TO SAY
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
ALL THE FLOWERS
THAT WE GAVE AWAY
DIDN'T KNOW OUR SKY
WAS TURNIN' GREY
WE WERE SO YOUNG IN
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
SO, YOU SEE, MY DARLIN'
JUST WHY I'VE BEEN SO STRANGE
I'VE HAD SO MANY HEARTACHES
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CHANGE
SO, WHEN YOU TALK OF LOVIN'
AND GOIN' AWAY WITH ME
I STILL
CAN'T HELP REMEMBERIN'
THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
WHERE MY LOVE
AND I DID RUN AWAY
WE WERE LOOKIN'
FOR ANOTHER DAY
BUT WE COULDN'T FIND
THE WORDS TO SAY
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
ALL THE FLOWERS
THAT WE GAVE AWAY
DIDN'T KNOW OUR SKY
WAS TURNIN' GREY
WE WERE SO YOUNG IN
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
WHERE MY LOVE
AND I DID RUN AWAY
WE WERE LOOKIN'
FOR ANOTHER DAY
BUT WE COULDN'T FIND
THE WORDS TO SAY
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
ALL THE FLOWERS
THAT WE GAVE AWAY
DIDN'T KNOW OUR SKY
WAS TURNIN' GREY
WE WERE SO YOUNG IN
SAN FRANCISCO BAY