A Bar In Bakersfield

(album: Blue Jungle - 1990)

Some years ago some stars and I formed this big band
They went on to be somebody and I'm their greatest fan
I helped write the music that set their ship a-sail
And I'm still playing guitar in a bar in Bakersfield

This town had a new sound and we found it on a gig
God bless the boys that used it and went off to make it big
I could've left and done it too but I couldn't leave this city
'Cause she's the dad-gum bar maid at a bar in Bakersfield

Hey, I could have busted out some years ago
But you kept begging me not to go
There were times when things were rough on us but we never missed no meal
Existing, playing guitar in a bar in Bakersfield

I've been busy playing rhythm and learning lead guitar
Had to stay and make a living, had no time to be a star
Oh, I'll never make the big time and I'll never be no wheel
Damn it, I've booked seven nights a week in this bar in Bakersfield

Hey, I could have busted out some years ago
Ah, but you kept begging me not to go
There were times when things were rough on us but we never missed no meal
Existing, playing guitar in a bar in Bakersfield
I've been surviving, playing guitar in a bar in Bakersfield