san francisco (you can be my mistress anytime)

Lemme tell you the story

Bout how you won my heart

Well-that’s not really true cos, What you really did was,

Tear it all apart

There was I, a happily married man with a beautiful woman

Occupying mind, body and soul

Then you just walked clean outta nowhere honey

And played around with my so-called self control

And though our relationship was always shaky (get it?)

I didn’t mind

And understanding like yours and mine

It’s so very hard to find

But though we had so much in common

Like our sense of humour, our taste, and our liberal views

Even now when I’m pressed for a decision, baby

All I wanna do is play the blues

Play the blues…

You got your keen dress sense

And your long flowin hair

Your sleek smooth body

And your cold piercin stare

When ya turn round and walk up to me

I just forget all my shame

And when ya put your arms around me

I can never feel the same

Well if Dublin’s my woman,

San Francisco,

You can be my mistress anytime!

© JL Pagano 1991 

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