Letra de I wish i could see bakersfield

I was takin´ a walk through a small country city
Just seem´ what there was to see
I sat down to read a historical marker
When I felt someone sit down by me

He leaned on the tank that was helping his breathing
Said it´s bad when your body is gone
I said this is sure a nice town that you´ve got here
He said yeah, but there´s no place like home

I wish I could see Bakersfield
Where the oil wells are pumpin´
The oranges are bloomin´
And the grapevine winds down from the hill
When I close my eyes I can touch the clear skies
At the corner where I used to live
Oh I wish I could see Bakersfield

He said you don´t ever know where life´s gonna lead you
When you go ramblin´ off down the track
Sometimes I wish I´d never left California
Then I couldn´t want to go back

Recitation:
He said "You know, I used to be a well-known country singer
Made my first record back in 1953
At one time Buck Owens was my lead guitar player
And ol´ Hag once wrote a song about me"

I wish I could see Bakersfield
Where the oil wells are pumpin´
The oranges are bloomin´
And the grapevine winds down from the hill
When I close my eyes I can touch the clear skies
At the corner where I used to live
Oh I wish I could see Bakersfield

Oh I wish I could see Bakersfield