Finale (Tulsa '67)

When I stepped out

Into the bright sunlight

From the darkness of the movie house

I had only two things on my mind

Paul Newman

And a ride home

I've never been out of Tulsa before

I wonder what it would be like

I've never known anybody to leave

Most people get stuck here for life

I used to glorify how Cool Hand Luke was free

He wasn't tied to anything

I used to idolize the actors on the screen

I looked to Newman like a king

And now I look at what my brothers do for me

They're the reason that I'm standing here right now

One thing is certain

I can say without a doubt

Those heroes paved the way

So I could finally make it out

Darryl, you're the toughest guy I know

Just took me way too long to see

Soda, you're this family's heart and soul

Can you imagine how proud Mom and Dad would be?

I could picture hundreds and hundreds of boys

Living on the wrong side of cities

Boys with black eyes

Who jumped at their own shadows

Hundreds of boys who maybe watched sunsets

And looked at stars

And ached for somethin' better

And now I'm thinking 'bout the Dallys of the world

Always on the outside lookin' in

Bruises on their eyes

Wearing grease for their disguise

Trying to look tough so they're not beaten down again

And everybody loves to judge us

But nobody lends a hand

They see grease and dirty clothes

They never try to understand

That we all come from different places

We all start from different lives

But when they hear our story

Maybe we can change their minds

I wondered for a long time how to start

How to start writing about something that was important to me

And I finally began like this

This is Tulsa, 1967

And it's time this greaser's story's told

For the hopeless boy with the reckless grin

For the down-and-outs who can never win

On the outside lookin' in

Looking down, Johnny Cade will smile again

He was just too damn good for growin' old

And in his memory I'll stay gold

Stay gold

Stay gold

Stay gold (Tulsa, 1967)

Stay gold (Just one thing you need to know)

Stay gold (Tulsa, 1967)

Stay gold (Just one thing you need to know)

Stay gold