All The Lost Souls Welcome You To San Francisco Lyrics

years ago my soul went missing

it was looking for a life no-one would mourn

until it faded into the smile of some fool

still looking for shelter from this storm



all the lost souls welcome you to San Francisco



at 22 I came here to retire

and tell myself that I was free

but now all day I always stoke the fire

that I saw fade on the shining sea



i came looking for the party

ah come on Marty, you're the king of 22nd Street

just give me some hope, or give me at least enough rope

i want to fly, shake the dirt off my feet



all the lost souls welcome you to San Francisco



a city built by fire trucks!

dirty old bastards drunk on love

and mean old queens who never forgive

the compromises they made to live



now you can always find me at the celebration

waiting for glory to strike me down

i'm trying to keep the good times rolling

because they're almost gone



all the lost souls welcome you to San Francisco



it's a beauty your hearts all recognize

and never get their fill

everyone is hunting a love supreme

watching it roll softly down the hill



all the lost souls welcome you to San Francisco