Bakersfield

[Verse 1]

Take me down that line, gonna tow that heavy load

I can't seem to make it, make it on my own

Turn your lights down low now, turn down our bed

I can't seem to get you out of my head

[Chorus]

Stranded here in Bakersfield

So close, yet so far, far away

Stranded here in Bakersfield

You’re a million miles away, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

I feel the heat coming down now, sweat runs down my face

I can hardly fake it, girl, fake it through this day

Was it something that I said or something I didn’t do?

Eighteen more hours, girl, 'til I’m home to you

[Chorus]

Stranded here in Bakersfield

So close, yet so far, far away

Stranded here in Bakersfield

You’re a million miles away, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]

So I walked out that lonely truck stop with my head hanging down

Wondering how in the hell I got myself into this mess

And more importantly, how I was gonna get myself out of it

So I wrote a song for you, baby girl

And I hope when I return home

The locks ain’t changed on the doors

And there’s still a spot for me

On that big old California king-sized bed

[Chorus]

Stranded here in Bakersfield

So close yet, so far, far away

Stranded here in Bakersfield

You’re a million miles away, yeah, yeah

[Outro]

Won’t you come see me in Bakersfield?

I’m not a million miles away