When we crossed the Golden Gate to San Francisco We were somewhere in time between the summer of love And the dawn of disco Out of time, out of money, out of luck, but we don't care At Ashbury and Haight, you met your soulmate It was nothing but pain from there Raise your expectations Make a date with destiny Have no fear like a pioneer Yeah, raise your expectations Make a date with destiny Have no fear like a pioneer How did I arrive out here? So far from where I first began So many years, many years ago New York to D.C. to L.A., California Vancouver, B.C. didn't work out for me I finally found a home in Portlandia Raise your expectations Make a date with destiny Have no fear like a pioneer You gotta raise your expectations It's gonna take a lot of concentration Life is what happens to you While you're making other plans that don't come through, yeah I remember San Francisco nights The dark bay below, all the city lights I didn't know, I didn't know, yeah Stevie Wonder sang "Sunshine of My Life", yeah