I've been all around this great big world to Paris and to Rome and I've never found a place that I could really call my own. But there's one place where I know the sun is shining endlessly. And it's calling me across the sea so I must get back to San Bernardino.
I remember when I was 16 my Daddy said to me: You could travel round this universe until eternity But you'll never find that peace of mind that you've been dreaming of, not until you finally decide to come on home to San Bernardino.
Oh I'm longing for San Bernardino Oh I'm longing for San Bernardino
I've been all along the water right up to the Rio Grande and I've never found that paradise they call the Promised Land. I was young and foolishly I thought the world was at my feet. But I'm no diff'rent now and so I'm homeward bound for San Bernardino.
Well, I'm older and I'm wiser and I've seen the light of day. And I think it's time to realize my dreams have gone astray. But I've tried so hard to reach that star that was so far away. But now I've got to find that road that's leading home to San Bernardino.
Oh I'm longing for San Bernardino Oh I'm longing for San Bernardino