Cruisin' Past Bakersfield

I've been driving down this road since time out of mind
I can hardly remember what I'm hoping to find
I think I was in Little Rock a couple days ago
I might have got some sleep back in New Mexico
I don't want to think about her, I don't even want to start
Now I'm cruisin' past Bakersfield, with a hole in my heart.

I'm thinkin' 'bout a girl that I've never even met
I will someday but it ain't the time yet
I want to tell her something that's sticking in my craw
I never knew your daddy, but I sure did know your ma
It's driving me insane that we're living apart
And I'm cruisin' past Bakersfield, with a hole in my heart.

One of these days when the time is right
Girl, I wish I may and I wish I might
Gonna get off at your exit, gonna walk to your door.
Then we'll never ever have to be lonely anymore
We'll only get one chance so we've got to play it smart
So I'm cruisin' past Bakersfield, with a hole in my heart.

© Charlie Frey