I came here looking for something
Couldn't find anywhere else
Hey, I'm not trying to be nobody
Just want a chance to be myself
I've been a thousand miles a-thumbing
Saw worn blisters on my heels
Trying to find me something better
Here on the streets of Bakersfield
Hey, you don't know me but you don't like me
You say you care less how I feel
How many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?
Pasé un día en San Francisco
Esa noche preso fui
Encerraron a un borracho
Y 15 dólares le pedí
Le di el reloj, las llaves de mi hogar
No piensen que quise robar
Le di las gracias al salir de ahí
Y me fui para Bakersfield
Hey, you don't know me but you don't like me
You say you care less how I feel
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?