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Oklahoma - Lyrics by Billy Gilman


Lyrics
Suitcase packed with all his things 
Car pulls up, the doorbell rings
He don't want to go
He thought he'd found his home

But with circumstances he can't change

Waves goodbye as they pull away
From the life he's known

For the last seven months or so

She said we found the man who looks like you
Who cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
A rambler in his younger days
He knew he made a few mistakes

But he swore he would have been there

Had he known it

Son we think we found your dad in Oklahoma

A million thoughts raced through his mind

What's his name, what's he like and will be be
Anything like the man in his dreams
She could see the questions in his eyes

Whispered "don't be scared my child
I'll let you know, what we know

About the man we found, he looks like you
And cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
A rambler in his younger days He knew he'd made a few mistakes
But he swore he would've been there Had he known it
You always said that this was something that you wanted
Son it's time to meet your Dad in Oklahoma

One last turn he held his breath
'
Til they reached the fifth house on the left

And all at once the tears came rolling in

And as they pulled into the drive
A man was waiting there outside
Who wiped the worry from his eyes Smiled and took his hand

And he said I'm the man who looks like you
Who cried because I never knew
About that boy in pictures that they showed me
A rambler in my younger days I knew I made a few mistakes

But I swear I would have been there had I known it
Never again will you ever be alone
Son welcome to your home in Oklahoma

Book: Shattered Sighs