San Francisco Bay

Smokie

Transposer:

verse 1 Maybe I’m a loner Maybe I’m a man Maybe I’m a fool But tried to understand. I’ve been a dreamer And I’ve been around And I’ve spent my time In many lonesome towns. verse 2 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 looking 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 turing gray We were so young in San Francisco Bay. verse 3 So you see my darling 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 going away with me I still can’t help remembering The way things used to be... San Francisco Bay Where my love and I did run away We were looking 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 turing gray We were so young in San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay Where my love and I did run away We were looking 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 turing gray We were so young in San Francisco Bay.

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La chanson évoque une nostalgie profonde pour un amour perdu, en se remémorant des moments passés ensemble dans une ville emblématique. Le narrateur se décrit comme un rêveur, oscillant entre des souvenirs heureux et des regrets, notamment en évoquant une relation intense mais complexe avec une femme qui a marqué sa jeunesse. La tension entre leurs espoirs et la réalité qui les a rattrapés est palpable, soulignant ainsi la fragilité des sentiments lorsqu'on est jeune et insouciant. Quant au contexte, on peut imaginer un retour sur une époque où tout semblait possible, lorsque l'amour paraissait éternel. La ville côtière, emblématique de liberté et de rêve, devient un symbole des aspirations inachevées du couple. Les souvenirs heureux sont imprégnés de mélancolie, rappelant que même dans les moments les plus lumineux, l'incertitude faisait souvent surface.

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