Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens ~ "Streets of Bakersfield"

album: Buck: "Ain't It Amazing Gracie" (1973) Album: Dwight: The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam LÃ¥tskriver: Homer Joy Utgitt: 1989 "Streets of Bakersfield" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens. In 1988, Owens recorded a duet version with country singer Dwight Yoakam, which became one of Yoakam's first No. 1 Hot Country Singles hits. Lyrics: I came here in looking for somethin' I couldn't find anywhere else Well, I don't want to be nobody, Just want a chance to be myself. I've done a thousand miles of thumbin', Yes, I've worn blisters on my heels Trying to find me something better On the streets of Bakersfield. 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? Spent some time in San Francisco, Spent a night there in the can They threw this drunk man in my jail cell, I took fifteen dollars from that man. I left him my watch and my old house keys, I don't like folks thinking that I'd steal Then I thanked him as he was sleeping, And I headed out for Bakersfield. 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...