DEAREST, DARLIN'
I HAD TO WRITE TO SAY THAT
I WON'T BE HOME ANYMORE
FOR SOMETHIN' HAPPENED TO ME
AS I WAS DRIVIN' HOME
AND I'M NOT THE SAME ANYMORE
OH, I WAS ONLY...
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
FROM TULSA...
OH... ONLY... ONE DAY AWAY
FROM YOUR ARMS
I SAW THE WELCOMIN' LIGHT
AND STOPPED TO REST
FOR THE NIGHT
AND THAT IS WHEN I... SAW HIM
AS I PULLED IN
OUTSIDE OF A SMALL MOTEL
HE WAS THERE
AND SO, I WALKED UP TO HIM
ASKED WHERE I COULD
GET SOMETHIN' TO EAT
AND HE SHOWED ME WHERE
OH, I WAS ONLY...
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
FROM TULSA...
OH... ONLY... ONE DAY AWAY
FROM YOUR ARMS
HE TOOK ME TO THE CAFE
AND HE ASKED ME
IF I WOULD STAY
I SAID, OKAY...
OH, I WAS ONLY...
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
FROM TULSA...
OH... ONLY... ONE DAY AWAY
FROM YOUR ARMS
THE JUKEBOX STARTED TO PLAY
AND NIGHT-TIME
TURNED INTO DAY
AS WE WERE DANCIN' CLOSELY
ALL OF A SUDDEN
I LOST CONTROL
AS HE HELD ME TIGHT
AND THEN HE KISSED ME
CARESSED ME
TOLD ME, HE'D DIE
BEFORE HE WOULD LET ME
OUT OF HIS ARMS
OH, I WAS ONLY...
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
FROM TULSA...
OH... ONLY... ONE DAY AWAY
FROM YOUR ARMS
I HATE TO DO THIS TO YOU
BUT I FOUND SOMEBODY NEW
WHAT CAN I DO
AND I CAN NEVER, NEVER, NEVER
GO HOME AGAIN...