You’re the reason God made Oklahoma
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1. There's a full moon over Tulsa
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and I
hope that it's shining on you.
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The nights are gettin' colder in Cherokee
County,
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there's
a blue northern passin'
through.
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2. I remember green eyes and a rancher's daughter,
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but
remember is all that I do.
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Losin'
you left a pretty good cowboy,
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with nothin' to hold on to.
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Sundown came and I drove to
town to drink a drink or two,
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you're
the reason God made Oklahoma,
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you're
the reason God made Oklahoma,
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and
I'm sure missin' you, and I'm sure missin' you.
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2. Here the city lights outshine the moon,
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I was just now thinkin' of you.
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Sometimes when the wind blows
you can see the mountains
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and
all the way to Malibu.
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4. Everyone's a star here in L.A. county,
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you
ought to see the things that they do.
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All the cowboys down on the
Sunset Strip,
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wishin' they could be like you.
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Santa Monica Freeway sometimes
makes a country girl blue,
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you're
the reason God made Oklahoma,
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you're
the reason God made Oklahoma.
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and
I'm sure missin' you.
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5. I worked ten hours on a John Deere tractor,
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just thinkin' of you all day.
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I’ve got a calico cat and a
two-room flat.
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on a
street in West L.A.
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You're the reason God made
Oklahoma,
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you're
the reason God made Oklahoma,
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and
I'm sure missin' you, and I'm sure missin' you.
(orig. = capo 2nd; live = no capo) (David Frizzell & Shelly West)