[Verse 1]
I've got a double-wide and my own Merlot vineyard
Got plenty of space to park my Dooley trucks
And I never have to deal with L.A. traffic
Life is good, they call me the King of Bakersfield

[Verse 2]
I work from dusk to dawn for Paramount Pictures
Set carpenter and all-around handyman
Back in Bakersfield, I've got a Sinaloan beauty
Life is good, they call me the King of Bakersfield

[Chorus 1]
So we got wide open spaces
For my friends to come drink beer
I got a stage in the back with a band two-steppin' all night long
We got some motorcycle-riding neighbors
We never have no trouble 'round here
All my friends say I live like a king out in Bakersfield
I do?

Ya playin' weird, man, this ain't Nashville

[Chorus 2]
Well I got wide open spaces
For my friends to come drink beer
We got a stage in the back with a band two-steppin' all night long
We got some motorcycle-riding neighbors
We never have no trouble 'round here
All my friends say I live like a king out in Bakersfield
That's right
[Verse 3]
So do what ya want if ya ain't hurtin' no one
Ain't nobody's business how you live your life
I'm a red-state Union man from California
Life is good, they call me the King of Bakersfield

Life is good, they call me the King of Bakersfield
Life is good, they call me the King of Bakersfield