With all this talk about the Jayhawks headed to San Jose, it seems like half of Lawrence has a certain nine-note melody stuck in its head.

“Do you know the way to San Jose?”

It’s a song that was written by Burt Bacharach and popularized in 1968 by Dionne Warwick.

We decided to analyze the lyrics and see if they hold any relevance for how Kansas University might fare in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 play, which starts Thursday. Here’s what we came up with:

Do you know the way to San Jose?

I’ve been away so long. I may go wrong and lose my way.

Do you know the way to San Jose?

I’m going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.

Kansas fan Mary Jo Martincich, from Shawnee, hoists a placard forecasting Kansas' next stop in the NCAA Tournament at the end of the game against Kentucky on Sunday at the United Center in Chicago.

Winning a first-round game against Niagara – and then again Saturday against Kentucky – have brought peace of mind to KU fans who worried the Jayhawks had lost their way. Winning two more in California wouldn’t hurt, either.

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 quick they pass.

And all the stars that never were

Are parking cars and pumping gas.

Perhaps a reference to UCLA, who KU might play in the Elite Eight round?

Do you know the way to San Jose?

They’ve got a lot of space.

There’ll be a place where I can stay.

I was born and raised in San Jose.

I’m going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.

No doubt KU fans can find a place to stay in San Jose, a city of around 950,000 people.

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.

This obviously is an argument to keep potential KU pro prospects Brandon Rush and Julian Wright from entering the NBA draft. Hopefully, the magnet of “fame and fortune” won’t be enough, and the core of the team will stay together next year.

I’ve got lots of friends in San Jose.

Do you know the way to San Jose?

Can’t wait to get back to San Jose.

In the Bay Area, you can find your Jayhawk friends watching the game at Bayside Sports Bar & Grill in San Francisco, the official watch site for the Bay Area chapter of the Kansas Alumni Association. There are 3,500 KU alumni living in the area, according to the association.

And, after more than three days’ worth of talk, there’s no doubt KU fans “can’t wait” for the game to begin on Thursday. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.