You don't know me but you don't like me
And I headed out for Bakersfield
Say you careless how I feel
Ever walked the streets of Bakerfield
Say you careless how I feel
Don't want folks thinkin' that I'd steal
Spent some time in San Francisco
How many of you that sit and judge me
But how many of you that sit and judge me
Tryin' to find me something better
Then I thanked him as I was leaving
Ever walked the streets of Bakerfield
You don't know me but you don't like me
Just want a chance to be myself
Say you careless how I feel
Here on the streets of Bakersfield
Hey I'm not tryin' to be nobody
Yes I've worn blisters on my heels
Ever walked the streets of Bakerfield
How many of you that sit and judge me
You don't know me but you don't like me
Left him my watch and my house key
How many of you that sit and judge me
I've spent a thousand miles of thumbin'
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell
I spent a night there in the can
I took fifteen dollars from that man
