Cover art for Oklahoma by Chase Rice
Feb. 10, 20231 viewer

Oklahoma Lyrics

[Verse 1: Chase Rice]
It ain't the pink-blue skies or the way the sun dies in the evening
Ain't the sage or the windmills out where the thunder rolls
Ain't a poster on the wall from the '99 fall, when Ragweed filled this bar
It's an Okie gal that stole this Tennessee heart

[Chorus: Chase Rice]
I should roll on down the highway
I should put this two-tone half ton in the wind
Ain't coming home, probably shoulda told ya
But I just can't leave Oklahoma

[Verse 2: Read Southall]
It ain't the open road, no matter which way to go, just to clear your mind
It's not the four-way stop, with the old Blair bar and the flashing light
It ain't the flatland farms or the dried-up ponds I'm passing by
It ain't the shelter belt that stood there and held strong since '39

[Chorus: Read Southall]
I should roll on down the highway
I should put this two-tone half ton in the wind
Ain't coming home, probably shoulda told ya
But I just can't leave Oklahoma

[Bridge: Read Southall]
They say sooner or later the cowboy leaves
But no, not me
[Chorus: Chase Rice]
I should roll on down the highway
I should put this two-tone half ton in the wind
Ain't coming home, probably shoulda told ya
But I just can't leave Oklahoma
No, I just can't leave Oklahoma

[Instrumental Outro]

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What did Chase Rice say about "Oklahoma"?
Genius Answer

It was a true story. I was in Oklahoma, duck hunting, bird hunting. Cody from Whiskey Myers was there, and we just had a good time. I stayed for six extra days because I was just having so much fun. I couldn’t leave Oklahoma, which was a place that I never even went to before, almost on purpose. I was like, ‘Man, the Oklahoma red-dirt thing. I don’t know if those people like me very much, and a lot of them probably still don’t, but I had the best time of my life in Oklahoma, so I’m going to sing about it.

–via Apple Music

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