Oklahoma to Vegas

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Two cousins from Tulsa With their girls in tow Drove out chasing silver On the Strip’s bright glow Kept saying, "One more hand" Kept saying, "One more round" By midnight their paychecks Were laying face down [Pre-Chorus] They laughed through the hard luck Told the night, "We’re fine" But the rent money vanished One card at a time Then the cashier’s smile Turned to a long, cold stare And the luck they came with Just wasn’t there [Chorus] Oklahoma, take us home Take us home, take us home All we got is this motel floor And a prayer for the road Oklahoma, take us home Take us home, take us home Lost in Vegas, broke and low With no money to hold [Verse 2] They tried for the airport With pockets light and bare But the tickets were gone now And the turn-back fare So they ended up stranded In a cheap hotel room With one flickering lamp bulb And a cracked cheap moon [Pre-Chorus] She counted out bus change He stared at the wall One cousin kept saying "It can’t end like this, y’all" But the girls just held hands Like the truth was plain When the last hard lesson Had already came [Chorus] Oklahoma, take us home Take us home, take us home All we got is this motel floor And a prayer for the road Oklahoma, take us home Take us home, take us home Lost in Vegas, broke and low With no money to hold [Bridge] Next morning the suitcase Looked smaller somehow Like dreams get heavy When they hit the ground They promised the highway Would hear them again Four hearts and a busted plan Headed west then back again [Final Chorus] Oklahoma, take us home Take us home, take us home All we got is this motel floor And a prayer for the road Oklahoma, take us home Take us home, take us home Lost in Vegas, broke and low With no money to hold [Outro] Two cousins from Tulsa Four hearts in the dark Driving out of Vegas With the hurt still parked