Streets of Bakersfield (1988)

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Dwight Yoakam] I came here looking for something I couldn't find anywhere else Hey, I'm not trying to be nobody I just want a chance to be myself [Verse 2: Buck Owens] I've spent a thousand miles of thumbing Yes, I've worn blisters on my heels Trying to find me something better Here on the streets of Bakersfield [Chorus: Buck Owens & Dwight Yoakam] Hey, you don't know me but you don't like me Say you care less how I feel But how many of you that sit and judge me Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield? [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3: Dwight Yoakam] I spent some time in San Francisco I spent a night there in the can They threw this drunk man in my jail cell I took fifteen dollars from that man [Verse 4: Buck Owens] Left him my watch and my old house key Don't like folks thinking that I'd steal Then I thanked him as I was leaving And I headed out for Bakersfield [Chorus: Buck Owens & Dwight Yoakam, Dwight Yoakam] Hey, you don't know me but you don't like me Say you care less how I feel But how many of you that sit and judge me Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield? Hey, you don't know me but you don't like me Say you care less how I feel But how many of you that sit and judge me Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield? How many of you that sit and judge me Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?