San
Ben Selvin and His Orchestra Lyrics
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This great big world to make a place you love
My home up on the hill
I find I love you still
I've been away but now I'm back to tell you
San Francisco
Open your golden gate
San Francisco
Here is your wandering one
Saying I'll wander no more
Other places only make me love you best
Tell me you're the heart of all the golden west
San Francisco
Welcome me home again
I'm coming home
To go roaming no more
The lyrics to Ben Selvin and His Orchestra's song San are about the beauty of San Francisco and how it is the singer's home up on the hill. The lyrics discuss how it only takes a small part of the world to make it a place you love and how despite being away, the singer still loves San Francisco. The song urges San Francisco to open its golden gate and let no stranger wait outside its door. It highlights that San Francisco is the heart of all the golden west and other places only make the singer love San Francisco more.
The song continues with the singer acknowledging that they have been wandering and traveling to other places but now they are back in San Francisco and they will no longer wander anymore. The lyrics express this sentiment of coming back home to stay and roam no more.
Overall, the song San captures the love and loyalty of someone to their home city, San Francisco. It praises the city's beauty and uniqueness while also expressing the singer's love for it and desire to remain.
Line by Line Meaning
It only takes a tiny corner of
A small corner of this vast world is enough to make a place feel like home
This great big world to make a place you love
You don't need the whole world to find a place you love
My home up on the hill
My home is perched high on a hill
I find I love you still
Even after being away, I still love you
I've been away but now I'm back to tell you
I've been gone for some time, but I'm here to tell you
San Francisco
Addressing the city of San Francisco
Open your golden gate
Let me in with open arms
You let no stranger wait outside your door
You are welcoming to everyone, not just locals
San Francisco
Addressing the city of San Francisco once more
Here is your wandering one
Referring to oneself as a wanderer who has returned
Saying I'll wander no more
Declaring an end to traveling and wandering
Other places only make me love you best
Only by visiting other places can I truly appreciate and love you more
Tell me you're the heart of all the golden west
San Francisco is the center and most important part of the western United States
San Francisco
Addressing the city of San Francisco once again
Welcome me home again
I am returning home and asking for a warm welcome
I'm coming home
I am returning to my beloved San Francisco
To go roaming no more
I no longer desire to wander or travel
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper
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