Leaving Oklahoma

LEAVING OKLAHOMA

Mamma I want to do something wrong
The years burn quickly and the days drag long
I'm tired of humming this gospel song
Toiling away my days
On a dusty crop under the seldom rain
The man I married he's like sugarcane
His sweet eyes gaze affectionately
At everyone else but me

I'm leaving Oklahoma
Across the mighty river bend
Trade the stars over Tulsa
For a piece of heaven in my hands

Mamma I want to do something bad
Quit my job and then I'll pack my bag
Leave tonight with another man
A man I barely know
He told me Friday that I was his girl
Ran his fingers through my unwashed curls
I closed my eyes and the room it filled with light
Stark as a brand new life

We're leaving Oklahoma
Across the mighty river bend
Trade the stars over Tulsa
For a piece of heaven in our hands

California, I need your rumors to be true
California, my blind faith is in you

We're leaving Oklahoma
Across the mighty river bend
Trade the stars over Tulsa
For a piece of heaven in our hands
In our hands
We'll soon have heaven
In our hands