Don't you agree when they all say 
"Home is where the heart is"? 
But do you see 
With every step that you take 
You get further away 
From where the heart is? 

It's so easy to be blinded 
And caught up, up in the clouds where everything's in a haze 
Causing you to forget about the days 
Of the common, simple, beautiful ways 

CHORUS: 
I remember all the times that I had spent with my friends 
Taking BART to San Francisco just for 350 cents 
Talking, laughing, joking, didn't quite know what was to come 
Years of memories, irreplaceable fun 
I remember telling mom that I'd make her proud one day 
She would smile and knew exactly all the right things to say 
Man, I miss her and can't wait 'til I get back to the Bay 
Back to the common, simple, beautiful ways 

Isn't it nice 
To simply know 
There's somewhere you can go back to? 
So it's a big sacrifice 
Everytime that you decide 
You can't even if you want to 

It's so easy to be blinded 
And caught up, up in the clouds where everything's in a haze 
Causing you to forget about the days 
Of the common, simple, beautiful ways 

CHORUS 

So even though 
I am happy now 
I'll never forget where I'm from and how I came to be 
What was common, ended up to be 
A very unique treasure I have now decided to keep 

I remember all the times that I had spent with my friends 
Taking BART to San Francisco just for 350 cents 
Talking, laughing, joking, didn't quite know what was to come 
Years of memories, irreplaceable fun 
I remember telling mom that I'd make her proud one day 
She would smile and knew exactly all the right things to say 
Man, I miss her and can't wait 'til I get back to the Bay... 

I remember all the times that I had spent with my friends 
Taking BART to San Francisco just for 350 cents 
Talking, laughing, joking, didn't quite know what was to come 
Years of memories, irreplaceable fun 
I remember telling mom that I'd make her proud one day 
She would smile and knew exactly all the right things to say 
Man, I miss her and can't wait 'til I get back to the Bay, to the Bay 
To the common, simple, beautiful ways