Streets Of Bakersfield Lyrics

Lyric discussion by agarcia510 

Cover art for Streets Of Bakersfield lyrics by Dwight Yoakam

To me it's about Mexican Immigrants coming to the US and working for a better life for themselves and others. Bakersfield is a place where they find work and bust their asses for money so they can support their family. They face prejudice and discrimination and they tell those who judge them, "how many of you who judge me can do my job?"