Intro: Verse 1: Well there's no more smokey bars in California There ain't no wild life left in Tennessee But I keep on livin' every song I'm singing And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me Verse 2: All that's left in Bakersfield is a jukebox And it's haunted by old songs and memories It's getting hard to find a place to play my guitar And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me I'd like to find a place where love surrounds me Some town where they don't mind me hangin' around A place where life don't move too fast And what you are is not a thing of the past Where you can land your dreams on solid ground Verse 3: Well I'm sittin' on a barstool down on Broadway Waitin' for my turn to sing my dreams I'm just a California boy with my old guitar And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me Solo: REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT VERSE 3 Yeah they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me