I met a woman in San Francisco   Who was lying in the street   I walked on past her in a hurry   I didn't want her at my feet      Am I just numb or overloaded   Or have I lost all sense of worth   This lady beggin' for survival   Doomed by a twist of fate from Earth      I met this woman in San Francisco   She only had one shoe   Have we all gone crazy   How can this happen   Is there nothin' we can do      I don't believe that for a fuckin' minute   No system's coming to her rescue   While she lay crying, I felt helpless   Where are these cracks that she fell through      The times we live in have less value   Than Bob Dole's useless arm   There are no fires burning brightly   What's even worse, there's no alarm      I met this lady in San Francisco   She was dying at my feet   People passed her like she was nothing   Less than garbage in the street      The times we live in must have value   We can't all turn away   'Cause that woman who had nothing   Might be me or you some day   Some day, some day