Lyrics
First time I saw it half asleep and broken hearted
Reflecting on the first encounter with San Francisco while feeling half asleep and heartbroken.
They strapped half stacks to roof racks and drove to the parties
Describing people loading half stacks onto roof racks and heading to parties.
Nothing like home with the cold summer nights
Expressing the uniqueness of home during cold summer nights.
They played songs for the girls and they drank till daylight
Portraying scenes of playing music for girls and drinking until daylight at those parties.
Sunk my heart at the bottom of the bay
Metaphorically placing the speaker's heart at the bottom of the bay.
Gonna wash up on the black rocks one day
Anticipating the eventual washing up of the heart on black rocks.
Like unlucky sailors just swept out to sea
Comparing the speaker's fate to unlucky sailors swept out to sea.
I think all the girls I've loved walked through your streets
Suggesting that memories of past loves are intertwined with the city's streets.
But the waves and the fog always took 'em from me
Noting the transient nature of relationships due to waves and fog taking loved ones away.
The Oakland apartments with the bars underneath 'em
Describing apartments in Oakland with bars underneath, possibly alluding to challenging circumstances.
The girlfriends and sweethearts and the bay in between 'em
Mentioning the bay between relationships, implying a separation or distance.
I buried my heart at the bottom of the hill
Symbolically burying the speaker's heart at the bottom of a hill, signifying emotional challenges.
If the girlfriends don't get you the sweethearts sure will
Warning about potential heartbreak from both girlfriends and sweethearts.
Only nineteen, so easy to forget
Reflecting on the age of nineteen and the ease of forgetting important aspects of life.
Do you wake up every morning and thank god for those legs
Pondering on gratitude for physical attributes, possibly referring to the allure of a person.
North to Santa Rosa and south to Santa Cruz
Referencing locations from north to south in California, emphasizing a broad range of experiences.
The Humboldt House, The Boardwalk, and the homemade tattoos
Mentioning specific places like the Humboldt House, The Boardwalk, and homemade tattoos, adding detail to the narrative.
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