I was standing in the basement
And you were dancing at the party upstairs
You weren’t bothered from the look on my face you’ve said
And I had the motor and the moment to spare
So I said Annie I care
Can I take you to the picture show
If I try my best to move slow?

And I was standing in a dark room
With the blood coming out of my eyes
Ruminations on a picture of a full moon
And of Annie with a thought on her mind
Like boy you better come inside
‘Cause twenty’s too young back home
But she’s tired of sleeping alone

Yeah I pick up the bags and I call the cab
To the house with the busted door
We're in a dumb state for twenty-five days
But you didn’t stay a minute more
Leaving Casanova scratched all over
Bleeding on the bathroom floor
Singing It’s a long way back to Oklahoma from New York

Yeah hush little rabbit
Get up and fight it
If love’s the only weapon you got
Then let ‘em know that you’ll die by it
And if she cries out
Baby I could die now
Waiting for the ride down
Wake me up when you’re facing the light of it
He takes a minute and tells her opportunity
He said you know me
To backtrack and catch what he missed
And it’s a pretty bad burden to bear
But she’s tough enough to not care
Yeah, toast to the Gods
For tipping my odds
Ripping out a guy that's enough
She says I've tried forgiveness
But forgiveness is a hell of a drug
And I'm god damn depleted and I won't stop bleeding
You're kicking but it's just the floor
And it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York

Yeah, I pick up the bags and I call the cab
To the house with the busted door
We're in a dumb state for twenty-five days
But you didn't stay a minute more
Leaving Casanova scratched all over
Bleeding on the bathroom floor
Singing it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York
Yeah it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York
Yeah it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York