Dearest, darling,
I had to write to say that I won’t be home anymore
Coz something happened to me
While I was driving home and I’m not the same anymore.

Oh, I was only 24 hours from Tulsa.
Ah, only one day away from your arms
I saw a [bad word] light
And stopped to rest for the night.

And that is when I saw her
As I pulled in outside of the small hotel she was there
And so I walked up to her
Asked where I could get something to eat and she showed me where.

Oh, I was only 24 hours from Tulsa.
Ah, only one day away from your arms
She took me to the café
I asked her if she would stay
She said: “OK”

Oh, I was only 24 hours from Tulsa.
Ah, only one day away from your arms.
The jukebox started to play
And nightmare turned into day.
As we were dancing closely
All of a sudden I lost control as I held her charms.
And I caressed her, kissed her,
Told her I’d die before I would let her out of my arms.

Oh, I was only 24 hours from Tulsa.
Ah, only one day away from your arms.
I hate to do this to you
But I love somebody new
What can I do?

And I can never, never, never
Go home again.