Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San José? Lyrics






Do you know the way to San José?
I've been away so long
I may go wrong and lose my way
Do you know the way to San José?
I'm going back to find
Some peace of mind in San José

L.A. is a great big freeway
Put a hundred down and buy a car
In a week, maybe two
They'll make you a star
Weeks turn into years, how quck they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas

You can really breathe in San José
They've got a lot of space
There'll be a place where I can stay
I was born and raised in San José
I'm going back to find
Some peace of mind in San José

Fame and fortune is a magnet
It can pull you far away from home
With a dream in your heart you're never alone
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
And there you are without a friend
You pack your car and ride away
I've got lots of friends in San José
Do you know the way to San José?

Oh, L.A. is a great big freeway
Put a hundred down and buy a car
In a week, maybe two
Tey'll make you a star
Weeks turn into years,how quick they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas
I've got lots of friends in San José
Ohhhh, Do you know the way to San José?
Hmmmm, Can't wait to get back to San José





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  1. P.... ....

    I miss the simpler times of San Jose. This songs just makes me sad. These days San Jose is just another expensive city with more pollution for the wealthy, engineers/techs, and homeless. Also been seeing more Asians moving in or visiting. The latter isn't bad but I noticed that recently.

  2. d.... m....

    she hated this song just as much as I hate DRUMPF!!!!!!!

    d.... m....

    Yes. Only liberals hate.

  3. m.... d....

    I go to willow glen all the time still they have gone crazy with xmas it is tradition every street is beautiful nobody does it like willow glen at xmas house are 2 million now!!!

  4. m.... d....

    This is my home

  5. l.... ....

    This song has been stuck in my head since I heard it in a movie back in the 80's. I have no clue what movie, it's been lost to the sands of time, I still enjoy the song.

  6. H.... S....

    Blew me away hearing this gem on The Voice of America back in India. A musical treasure. Released March 30, 1968 reaching # 10 on May 18. Fabulous memories of 1968.

  7. C.... ....

    Before music was profane.

  8. M.... M....

    Looks like Michelle Obama

  9. M.... T....

    Al parecer salio este tema creó cque fue muy popular ya que salio con diferentes portadas tengo mi disco pero con diferente portada saludos

  10. T.... S....

    This is the way.

  11. J.... T....

    Whattey catchy song!

  12. m.... _....

    San nose CA 408

  13. t.... g....

    I think her and bert bacherach had about 20 top 10 hits that speaks for itself

    t.... g....

    Hal David was the lyricist & Bacharach was the composer.

  14. G.... ....

    Do you know de way?

  15. K.... T....

    Hardly anybody pumps gas anymore!

  16. U.... M....

    Looks like a "Samba".
    Great Song !

  17. N.... ....

    Take the I-10 to the 101 and hang a right.

  18. L.... M....

    👏😃

  19. H.... ....

    This is where #WHITNEY got her greatness!!

  20. j.... p....

    The height of American Civilization....

  21. C.... ....

    remember this song on the radio is summer of '69 when I was 13 spending the summer in Granada Hills...Moon landing

  22. B.... R....

    Yee San jo

  23. s.... ....

    Such a well crafted song and Dionne perfectly delivered it

  24. j.... ....

    I love San Jose, parking cars and pumping gas......

  25. S.... B....

    Dionne certainly has a way with a song.

  26. J.... B....

    💙🙏🏽❤️

  27. d.... p....

    Woo pig lol

  28. J.... H....

    I saw her in Devon England in 2008 she was still,amazing

  29. K.... W....

    Burt Bacharach was a genius !!!!! ALL his songs are amazing. Dionne's voice is fabulous..truly brilliant. Loving it still ..... 2019

    K.... W....

    Don't forget lyricist Hal David.

  30. C.... C....

    HERE IS SOME SONGS OF DIONNE WARWICK TO BE FOLLOWED BY HER NIECE WHITNEY HOUSTON ... TNK U ENJOY 😊

    C.... C....

    THANK YOU 😊😊😊

    C.... C....

    no problem

  31. T.... ....

    Dionne needs a sat nav

  32. j.... ....

    what a voice!!!!

  33. J.... I....

    San Jose is a Shithole

  34. C.... I....

    I live in San Jose but it's not easy living there. Houses are very expensive. But Dionne Warwick has a good singing voice.

  35. R.... V....

    The 60's had that mellow get in the car and drive to where ever it takes you sound... Better than todays music, or even music from my past... I remember these tunes from my youth back in the 70's when Am was in its twilight with blast from the 50's, 60's and 70's music and the dj's were Dan Ingram, Ron Lundy, Rick Dees, Cousin Brucie and Casey Kasem....... What a time for the Galaxy 500!

  36. Y.... ....

    I heard this song on a show called helix and now I fell in love with the song

  37. M.... S....

    my mum evelyn loved this song

  38. T.... R....

    Not looking for San Jose, looking for a way outta it. But the song is nice.

  39. m.... j....

    Out in Missouri, San Jose translates to Saint Joe!

  40. S.... B....

    This is charming like lemon juice at the beach

  41. K.... M....

    All the stars that never where are fixing cars and pumping gas. Tru Dat
    Im only here because i heard the song on Helix and it get stuck in my head.

  42. C.... R....

    Yes, head south on 101. If you see signs for Casa de Fruta, you've gone too far.
    You do not know de way

  43. S.... B....

    THANK YOU GOD I GOT TO WORK WITH "DIONE & BURT & WHITNEY* & SO MANY OTHERS WHILE MIXING & STAGE > ON SO MANY GREAT MOVIE / TV SCORES & RECORD ARTISTS AT NIGHT AFTER SCORING! DAY & NIGHT "EVERGREEN" STUDIOS - L.A. CALIF.

  44. M.... J....

    I’ve got lots of friends in San Jose 😆 JK!!!!!

  45. D.... k....

    Dionne could drop cynicism, & irony & drop it like a nice, tall glass of tea.

  46. P.... p....

    Damn I'm here from alives the movie history of the people of tragic yet beautiful experience on andes on Chile in 1972

    P.... p....

    im here because of the helix

  47. b.... s....

    Classic - as a kid I wondered how far San Jose was from San Diego. Dad said not so far we couldn't drive.

  48. x.... ....

    Bob o trem knows the way

  49. j.... ....

    50 years later San Jose is crowded and the world center of technology

    j.... ....

    johnlouisville you mean the American center.

  50. B.... F....

    ♥️♥️♥️♥️

  51. T.... E....

    We Escaped from Guantanamo bay

    Yo yo, yoyo, yo yo, yo yo yo

    T.... E....

    I lived in Gitmo when I was 3.

  52. T.... E....

    All I got left is a memory of this song 😂

  53. c.... ....

    In a week maybe two, they'll make you a reality star...

  54. M.... W....

    Al fin la encontré.... HONRO A MIS PADRES QUE DESDE PEQUEÑA LA ESCUCHABA CUANDO LA COLOCABAN PARA VIAJAR EN EL EQUIPO DE SONIDO EN CASSETTE DE UN NOVA1975 QUE AUN HOY EXISTE ... NUNCA SUPIMOS QUIEN LA CANTABA NI COMO SE LLAMABA... HASTA HOY Q LO RECORDÉ Y LO BUSQUE POR ESTA CANTANTE.

  55. p.... l....

    well,, there are lots of guys still trying to be stars...... course theres lots of definitions of that word......

    p.... l....

    patrea lynn sure🤔

  56. L.... W....

    Dionne Warwick is gorgeous!

  57. P.... ....

    Hi Dwight, I hope you have found peace of mind, wherever you are now....

  58. R.... C....

    Génial

  59. T.... P....

    Skindred vampire killa brought me here. They copy the melody inthe bridge

  60. R.... A....

    yes, I know the way...

    if you take 101 north bound out of LA, it will be
    about 50 miles south of
    San Francisco "south Bay"..

    I was born and Raised in
    San Jose .. ;0D

    R.... A....

    If you take the 101 North bound out of LA,,, San Jose will be an approx 6 hour drive,, (buttttt,,,,, pending NO serious traffic jams). While going Northbound out of LA,,, (while enroute to San Jose),, you could ALSO take the 405/ I-5 Freeway North,,,, (approx 4 1/2 hours) to the 152 Freeway/ Los Banos cutoff going West , (eventually connecting you with the 101 going North). THAT route might get you to San Jose (from LA) in perhaps slightly LESS than six hours.

  61. M.... R....

    Do You Know The Way to San Jose, Costa Rica?

  62. A.... M....

    Beautiful Dionne Warwick

  63. A.... M....

    She looks like Michelle Obama in that photo...

    A.... M....

    Michelle Obama Looks Like her

  64. G.... D....

    My high school music teacher, Mr. Jim Sharp (no joke), took Burt Bacharach tunes, Beatles songs, Neil Diamond, various other pop & rock star music popular in the '60's & '70's, write every part for big band instruments, Eg.trumpet, violin, trombone, flute, clarinet...and that's what we learned music with...made for a break rather than Tchaikovsky , Beethoven & Bach all the time.

    G.... D....

    Sounds heavenly!

  65. G.... D....

    I know the way to San Jose...

  66. C.... M....

    She’s so fine

  67. M.... H....

    Dionne's versions of Bacharach and David's songs are the best to my ears. More refined and with spare production.

  68. L.... W....

    Dionne has some big horse teeth

  69. D.... T....

    Gets me nostalgic, heard my ma sing this sometimes when I was a kid, though I'm from Santa Clara.

  70. i.... ....

    I have exams tomorrow

    i.... ....

    ironworm26 why don't you go study and be a good child and let your parents be proud because you aced it and I know you can 🤓🧐🤓

  71. i.... ....

    Home of skateboarding.

  72. i.... ....

    Let me know if you do. X

  73. S.... S....

    This song reminds me of sitting in the back seat without a seatbelt in our family's' pee green station wagon listining to my mom singing along with the radio.

  74. T.... ....

    Contrary to the line at 1:00, Dionne Warwick was born in East Orange, New Jersey.

  75. D.... T....

    Lol my teacher gave me a paper with the lyrics

  76. n.... a....

    Came here from HELIX. aNyOne elSe?

  77. T.... M....

    Do the Vegas Golden knights know they’re way to San Jose? Hope they enjoy they’re short 2 game stay. Go sharks

  78. D.... ....

    San Jose is runined thanks to sanctuary cities and lazy assholes turning neighbourhoods into ghettos. Don’t believe me? You never lived in San Jose then.

  79. n.... a....

    this is timeless.

  80. E.... ....

    I was listening to this song from helix and I just picture murder lmao

  81. R.... ....

    Who came here because the comment under traxamillions post

  82. f.... f....

    I grew up in San Jose in the seventies and eighties. It was a decent place back then but I left at 19 and I’d never ever even think of moving back. I feel bad for young families trying to make it there. Still, good memories. Thanks old school San Jose! And thanks Dionne!

  83. M.... T....

    Shite I'm lost😳

  84. k.... ....

    San Jose is a shit hole now

  85. l.... b....

    In High School our drill team did a routine to this song and I still remember it

  86. t.... ....

    Without Hal David all these catchy Burt Bacharach melodies would not work. Hal David was a writing genius!!

  87. K.... ....

    NHL AllStar game anyone? ❤🏒

  88. M.... R....

    One of the best songs of that decade.

  89. M.... D....

    Do you know the cost of San Jose?

    M.... D....

    Mi Da woe, woe, woe, woe, woe, woe, woe, woe, woe, woe...

  90. b.... ....

    It's strange to think that "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" is older now than "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" was when it came out in 1968.

    b.... ....

    blipperUT If you mean the Tiny Tim record, OK. But the actual song goes back to 1927, I think.

  91. C.... G....

    Anyone here from Helix

  92. T.... B....

    oh Miss Dionne Warwick had such a lovely voice

  93. H.... C....

    Big bit in the UK around June 1968.

  94. c.... ....

    First time I heard this song I was in my grandma's bathroom sometime in 1988 pretending to have diarrhea so I didn't have to go to school that day.

    c.... ....

    88 or 68?

    c.... ....

    1988. wasn't born yet in '68

    c.... ....

    @coolbluelights I only asked because this was a big hit in 1968. Funny story though

    c.... ....

    yeah anything to get out of going to school lol

  95. R.... B....

    I really liked it. ❤️

  96. d.... g....

    Do you know the way to Grimsby you big gay

  97. C.... C....

    ❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️

  98. v.... ....

    What fantastic lyrics. I left San Jose too young to dream of getting back.

  99. v.... ....

    Can you believe it, I was a 15 y/o white boy buying Dionne Warwick albums in the 60s. I still love her.

    v.... ....

    Great taste👌❤

  100. D.... ....

    Her voice is magnificent! So calm and soft! The lyrics are meaningful too, saying how fame and fortune can make you lose yourself. People need to appreciate songs like this.