Social Distortion - Bakersfield

Taken from the latest album Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes released on January 18, 2011

Take me down that line
Gonna tow that heavy load
I can't seem to make it
Make it on my own
Turn the lights down low now
Turn down our bed
I can't seem to get you
Out of my head

Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close, yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea

I feel the heat coming down now
Sweat runs down my face
I can hardly fake it, girl
Fake it thru this day
Was it something that I said?
Or something I didn't do?
Eighteen more hours, girl
'Til I'm home to you

Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close, yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea

So I walked out that lonely truck stop
With my head hanging down
Wondering how in the hell I got myself into this mess
And more importantly
How I was gonna get myself out of it
So I wrote a song for you, baby girl
And I hope when I return home
The locks ain't changed on the doors
And there's still a spot for me
On that big ol' California king sized bed

Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close yet, so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea
Won't you come see me in Bakersfield?
I'm not a million miles away

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Social
• Distortion
• Hard
• Times
• And
• Nursery
• Rhymes
• Punk
• Rock
• Mike
• Ness
• Bakersfield

[jjfindog]

Shut your mouth, close your eyes and just listen, just feel that solo. Blows me the fuq away every time. Mike Ness is a genius and an American treasure. Every cut on this disc is a mood he felt at one time or another. He just happens to have the gift to turn them into song. I bow to his talent and drink in every drop of his skillz. If you can listen to this solo and not feel what his heart is screaming, you have no business listening to music in the first place - go join the Lady Gaga movement!

[CriticsConfession]

I never really got this song until Mike Ness explained it before they played it when I saw them back in May. He said it's like being in that fucking place that you don't want to be and you'd do anything to be anywhere else. This song really fucking gets me now when I listen to it. Mike Ness really is a fucking genius.

[JohnsoBrando]

@DJGTechHL drive? they dont drive in Oildale

[americachaos]

Temazo, no weon temazo... muchísima veces la escucho y no me aburre nunca, más me gusta

que canción te mandaste Mike

[Thee9Punk3Martyr]

I consider Mike Ness to be The Electric Johnny Cash...

[Moonl3r]

@colincameron092 Thank you.. 

[lpsg32]

Another timeless song from Mike Ness. I can plug in any of their older albums and somehow it still seems hot and fresh. Cant say that for most bands that I like. For sure one of those must see LIVE bands. Ness is one BAMF on stage.

[DJGTechHL]

@KikiCVI1I If I lived there, I'd probably drive a few hours to Los Angeles and pretend I am homeless there.

[colincameron092]

@1976ean And you should keep your opinions to yourself.