SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT IN TULSA

When we pulled out of Portland back in nineteen eighty-nine
In our golden Plymouth Duster, with all we owned inside
On our way to Oklahoma, where we planned to make our home
Your heart was in Atlanta, and I had no way to know

I thought our love would go the distance, it could take us anywhere
So we built a life together around the dreams I thought we shared
And you came with me to Houston in the Spring of Ninety-Four
But you still dreamed of Georgia - and didn't love me anymore

     You should have told me that in Tulsa
     Wouldn't that make sense
     You could have said something in Oregon
     Before we ever left
     Now I'm alone in Texas
     Tryin' to mend my heart
     You should have told me that in Tulsa
     Before we went so far

When you told me you were leavin', you caught me by surprise
I never even saw him, in the corner of your mind
But I guess I should have noticed when you felt something wrong
'Cause now you're tryin' to tell me that you knew it all along

     You should have told me that in Tulsa
     Wouldn't that make sense
     You could have said something in Oregon
     Before we ever left
     Now I'm alone in Texas
     Tryin' to mend my heart
     You should have told me that in Tulsa
     You should have told me that in Tulsa
     You should have told me that in Tulsa
     Before we went so far

Written by Debbie Allen, Allen Sostrin, and Jeff Stewart
Copyright 1998 Debbie Allen / Big Al Music / Blue Clover Music (ASCAP)

    
     You should have told me ha