Song Description

Oklahoma Roots is a heartfelt country ballad that captures the pull of home and the things you can't take with you when chasing dreams. Written with imagery of wide, red-dirt skies, Friday night lights, and horses in the pasture, the song tells the story of a musician who leaves Oklahoma behind for the bright lights of Nashville, only to find that his heart still resides where his roots were planted.

Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Packed my dreams in a worn-out case,
Chased the neon lights to another place.
But the further I get, the more I know,
Some roots run deeper than you let show.
I still hear the meadowlark singin' at dawn,
See the sunrise paintin' those plains I'm from.

(Chorus)
I left more than just a girl back home,
Under red dirt skies where the wild winds roam.
From the horses in the pasture to the Friday night lights,
Oklahoma's still ridin' through my mind tonight.

(Verse 2)
I miss the Sunday church bell's steady ring,
The corner café where the jukebox sings.
My old man's pickup sittin' out by the barn,
Neighbors who wave with a working man's arm.
It ain't just Tulsa that I can't forget,
It's a whole damn state I'm not done with yet.

(Chorus)
I left more than just a girl back home,
Under red dirt skies where the wild winds roam.
From the horses in the pasture to the Friday night lights,
Oklahoma's still ridin' through my mind tonight.

(Bridge)
Nashville's got its shine, but it don't compare,
To the wide-open hearts and the nights back there.
I can sing on these stages, but my soul still knows,
Where the Cimarron River and the big sky flows.

(Final Chorus)
I left more than just a girl back home,
Under red dirt skies where the wild winds roam.
From the horses in the pasture to the Friday night lights,
Oklahoma's still ridin' through my mind tonight.
Yeah, Oklahoma's still ridin' through my mind tonight.