Well there's no more smoky bars in California   There ain't no wildlife left in Tennessee   But I keep on living every song I'm singing   And they're trying to put an end to guys like me      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 trying to put an end to guys like me      Well, I'd like to find a place where love surrounds me   Some town where they don't mind me hanging around   A place where life don't move to fast   And what you are is not a thing of the past   Where you can land your dreams on solid ground      Well, I'm sitting on a barstool down on Broadway   Waiting for my turn to sing my dreams   I'm just a California boy with my old guitar   And they're trying to put and end to guys like me      Well, I'd like to find a place where love surrounds me   Some town where they don't mind me hanging around   A place where life don't move to fast   And what you are is not a thing of the past   Where you can land your dreams on solid ground      Well, I'm sitting on a barstool down on Broadway   Waiting for my turn to sing my dreams   I'm just a California boy with my old guitar   And they're trying to put and end to guys like me   Yeah, they're trying to put an end to guys like me