[[Verse 1]

Oklahoma sunset’s halfway in the rearview,

Dust up in the grill of that old Chevrolet.

Heading out with nothing but a clear view,

Of every mile that takes your memory away.

These days don’t hang around like they used to,

My prayers just fade out with the radio.

You stopped callin’, now I’m talkin’ to the blue moon,

And the good Lord just don’t answer from the road.

[Chorus]

Tulsa skyline ain’t the same,

Year after year, it fades away.

The river runs, a steel guitar

Plays shallow in the rain.

I’m fightin’ hard to chase what was,

But time don’t heal like it should.

Everything changes—

But your bein’ gone never does.

[Verse 2]

Running away never felt like the answer,

But tonight I’ll be sleeping somewhere near El Paso.

Holding tight to the wreck and the after,

Prayin’ I can lose you where the desert wind blows.

And I pray that the Texas sunrise,

Looks kinder, than the one I left behind.

Maybe being a stranger

Beats waking up where you’re still on my mind.

[Chorus]

Tulsa skyline ain’t the same,

Year after year, it fades away.

The river runs, a steel guitar

Plays shallow in the rain.

I’m fightin’ hard to chase what was,

But time don’t heal like it should.

Everything changes—

But your bein’ gone never does.

[Pause and then Verse 3]

And If Texas ain’t the answer,

i got nowhere left to go.

I’ ll be bound for the border

before the day moves on,

I’ll be lost in Mexico.

Finding empty love in crowded bars,

Sweet tequila burning slow,

lemon chasers, and a stranger’s smile in the light.

Tijuana breeze might just be what my soul needs,

When your ghost keeps ridin’ shotgun through my dreams.

I can’t let go, but I keep tryin’,

To outrun love that just won’t die with me.

[Chorus – Full Finale]

Tulsa skyline ain’t the same,

Year after year, it fades away.

The river runs, that steel guitar

Still plays shallow in the rain.

I’m fightin’ hard to chase what was,

But time don’t heal like it should.

Everything changes—

But your bein’ gone never does.

[Outro]

Oklahoma sunset’s long gone from my view,

But I still see you, darlin’… in every shade of blue.