Oklahoma Crude

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Oklahoma CrudeIn John's trailer outside Tulsahis girl slipped her blue dress onher folks hated that riggershe hadda sneak home by dawnshe'd told them her boy loved herthough he was hard and country rudeyeah...his blood ran hot, and her parents thoughtthat kid was Oklahoma crudeJohn climbed from his tower one nightand found her crying belowher folks made her choose between themand the love she'd come to knowbut he couldn't make her leave themand her tears washed his dusty bootsas they kissed good-bye, that moonless nightwas dark as Oklahoma crudeshe went home and told her parentsJohn wouldn't break their fam'ly upthey'd never seen something worthwhilespring from something so toughsix months later they were marriedand John laid down sturdy rootsand in time her man, found them some landfilled with Oklahoma crude(c)2004 Robert George