I

came

here

loo-

king

for

some-

thing

I

coul-

dn't

find

a-

ny

whre

el-

se

Hey,

I'm

not

trying

to

be

no-

bo-

dy

I-

just

want

a

chance

to

be

my-

self

I've

spent

a

thou-

sand

miles

of

thum-

bin'

Yes,

I've

worn

blis-

ters

on

my

heels

Trying

to

find

me

some-

thing

bet-

ter

Here

on

the

stre-

ets

of

Ba-

kers-

field

Hey,

you

don't

know

me,

but

you

don't

like

me

Say

you

care

less

how

I

fe-

el

How

many

of

you

that

sit

and

judge

me

Ev-

er

walked

the

streets

of

Ba-

kers-

field?

Spent

some-

time

in

San

Fran-

cis-

co

I

spent

a

night

there

in

the

c-

an

They

threw

this

drunk

man

in

my

jail

cell.

I

took

fif-

teen

dol-

lars-

from

that

man

Left

him

my

watch

and

my

old

house

key

Don't

want

folks

thin-

kin'

that

I'd

steal

Then

I

thanked

him

as

I

was

lea-

ving

And

I

headed

out

for

Bak-

ers-

field

Hey,

you

don't

know

me,

but

you

don't

like

me

Say

you

care

less

how

I

feel

How

many

of

you

that

sit

and

judge

me

Ever

walked

the

streets

of

Ba-

kers-

field?

Hey,

you

don't

know

me,

but

you

don't

like

me.

Say

you

care

less

how

I

feel

How

many

of

you

that

sit

and

judge

me

Ever

walked

the

streets

of

Ba-

kers-

field?

How

many

of

you

that

sit

and

judge

me

Ever

walked

the

streets

of

Ba-

kers-

field?