Sunday, March 26, 2006

Buck Owens


Buck Owens and his Buckaroos


Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield? Country music legend Buck Owens walked those streets, played its honky-tonks and popularized the “Bakersfield Sound.”

Buck died Saturday, March 25 at his home in Bakersfield, California. He was 76.

Watch as Owens fan Dwight Yoakam teams up with Buck in 1988 for a duet on “The Streets of Bakersfield.”

‘Streets of Bakersfield’ by Buck Owens

I came here looking for somethin'
I couldn't find anywhere else
Hey I’m not trying to be nobody,
I just want a chance to be myself.

I've spent a thousand miles of thumbin',
Yes I've worn blisters on my heels
Trying to find me something better
Here on the streets of Bakersfield.

Chorus:
Yeah you don't know me but you don't like me,
You say you care less how I feel
But how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

(instrumental)

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.

Left him my watch and my old house keys,
Don't want folks thinking that I'd steal
Then I thanked him as I was leaving,
And I headed out for Bakersfield.

Chorus:
Yeah you don't know me but you don't like me,
You say you care less how I feel
But how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

(Repeat chorus)

How many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

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