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This is my opinion on the state of Oklahoma. I do love this state, don't get me wrong, but there are a number of things that need to be addressed. I know that not every state is perfect. There has never been and most likely never will be a perfect society. My wish is not to make Oklahoma the best state in America or the world...just better than it is now.
We'll soon be livin' in a brand new state!
(this land was a wasteland, nobody wanted it. So it was given to the indians)
Brand new state, gonna treat you great!
(then the land was taken from them and they were forced onto reservations)
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters,
(the state gives us, it's citizens, nothing)
Pasture fer the cattle, Spinach and termayters!
(only grief, lies, and shit)
Flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom,
(Our educational system is shit. Our teachers are paid less than most states, we have a huge drop out rate, and our children are some of the least educated in this country....Oh, but we kick ass at football! BTW--June bugs are retarded!)
Plen'y of air and plen'y of room,
(Our air and room is running thin due to illegal immegration from the south)
Plen'y of room to swing a rope!
(Tulsa had a race riot that nobody wants to admit to. The only proof of it's occurence is a small plaque)
Plen'y of heart and plen'y of hope.
(There is plenty of love in this state. Compassion and empathy we are lucky to have. But life rewards action not wishfull thinking and prayers)
Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain
(You know you have entered Oklahoma when the roads turn to shit. In fact we have some of the worst roads around. Probably because nobody knows how to ride a bike or go for a jog! We are also one of the unhealthiest states in the nation)
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
(Meth labs litter our rural areas--drug dealing and addiction is worse here than many of the other states)
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
(We are at the crossroads of America--the link between north and south, east and west. As a result we have an unusually large gang problem and we are home to one of the biggest child prostitution rings in the country)
Oklahoma, Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
(Early teen pregnancy and a high divorce rate plague us and our children)
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
(Not to mention we have one of the highest STD rates in the U.S.)
Makin' lazy circles in the sky.
(We belong to one of the cheapest states to live in yet we are also one of the poorest. It is nearly impossible to move out of this state to live somewhere else--we just can't afford the move!)
We know we belong to the land
(Agriculture is practically the only culture we are tolenant to! If one wants to the finer things--a.k.a the gay things-- then one has to travel out of state)
And the land we belong to is grand!
(Oklahoma is losing it's educated youth. There are thousands of college graduates who do not see a future for themselves here and wind up moving out of state. What this means for the state is that those who can make a difference "up and leave" forcing Oklahoma to remain how it is or worse)
And when we say Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!
(People are elected into office to take care of these things but where in the hell does our state revenue go? Not to the roads, not to our teachers and schools, not to bettering the community. No! They waste it, tax us more, then promise us that everything will be ok)
We're only sayin' You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!
(Our state is blinded by it's own innocence. The church refuses to see the bad, most citizens are to0 ignorant to know that anything is wrong, those with power fight to keep it, and those of us without power are afraid to make a stand)
Oklahoma O.K.!
(We are not the worst state in the nation, yet we are not the best either. We are mediocre, in the middle, and ignored. The time has come for this little chicken-fried state to make itself known)