If I ever get back to Oklahoma,
Gonna nail my feet to the ground.
Too many stones are in my path
I been trippin' and fallin' down
Those Oklahoma City girls are fine
And Tulsa's quite a town
If I ever get back to Oklahoma
Gonna nail my feet to the ground

Folks like me heading down the road
It seems to be the only way
If you don't know which way to go
Well you might get lost and stay

I don’t want to be gone long
There's too many things I know I'll miss
Tryin' to live my life in a country song,
I didn't know it'd be like this

If I ever get back to Oklahoma,
Gonna nail my feet to the ground.
Out here wheelin' and dealin' about
Is startin' to get me down
Those Oklahoma City girls are fine
And Tulsa's quite a town
If I ever get back to Oklahoma
Gonna nail my feet to the ground

Climbin' into bed still wearing jeans
'll need a pot of coffee come the dawn
You know it ain't as hard as it seems
Sometimes I keep rollin on.....

If I ever get back to Oklahoma,
Gonna nail my feet to the ground.
Too many stones are in my path
I been trippin' and fallin' down
Those Oklahoma City girls are fine
And Stillwater's quite a town
If I ever get back to Oklahoma
Gonna nail my feet to the ground


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    couldn't have said it better myself

    ndnaynay09on June 27, 2008   Link
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    Are these the complete lyrics? Heard it on the radio today, but I swear there were more lyrics than this...

    madamwhimon December 01, 2012   Link

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