[ti:I Wish I Could See Bakersfield] [ar:Craig Morgan] [al:Craig Morgan] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Wish I Could See Bakersfield - Craig Morgan [00:12.73]I was takin' a walk through a small country city [00:21.11]Just seem' what there was to see [00:27.67]I sat down to read a historical marker [00:35.58]When I felt someone sit down by me [00:42.29]He leaned on the tank that was helping his breathing [00:49.94]Said it's bad when your body is gone [00:56.66]I said this is sure a nice town that you've got here [01:04.29]He said yeah but there's no place like home [01:11.21]I wish I could see Bakersfield [01:17.29]Where the oil wells are pumpin' [01:20.77]The oranges are bloomin' [01:23.80]And the grapevine winds down from the hill [01:30.33]When I close my eyes I can touch the clear skies [01:35.61]At the corner where I used to live [01:42.72]Oh I wish I could see Bakersfield [01:52.37]He said you don't ever know where life's gonna lead you [02:00.70]When you go ramblin' off down the track [02:07.15]Sometimes I wish I'd never left California [02:15.21]Then I couldn't want to go back [02:23.26]He said you know [02:24.06]You know I used to be a well known country singer [02:30.40]Made my first record back in 1953 [02:35.76]At one time [02:37.92]Buck Owens was my lead guitar player [02:43.17]And ol' Hag once wrote a song about me [02:50.61]I wish I could see Bakersfield [02:56.94]Where the oil wells are pumpin' [03:00.33]The oranges are bloomin' [03:03.64]And the grapevine winds down from the hill [03:09.95]When I close my eyes I can touch the clear skies [03:15.44]At the corner where I used to live [03:22.42]Oh I wish I could see Bakersfield [03:51.36]Oh I wish I could see Bakersfield