Well, I left Oklahoma drivin' in a Pontiac Just about to lose my mind I was on to California, maybe off to Arizona Where the people are livin' so fine My mama said I'm crazy, baby said I'm lazy I'm gonna show them all this time Well, you know I ain't no fool and I don't need no more damn school Livin' on Tulsa time Livin' on Tulsa time Livin' on Tulsa time I took my watch back to it, you know that I've been through it Livin' on Tulsa time Well, there I was in Hollywood thinkin' I was doin' good Talkin' on the telephone line They don't want me in the movies, nobody sings my song Mama said my baby's doin' fine Well, then I started winkin', then I started drinkin' I really had a blast this time Well, I had no business leavin', I knew no one would be grievin' You see, I'm on Tulsa time Livin' on Tulsa time Livin' on Tulsa time I took my watch back to it, you know that I've been through it Livin' on Tulsa time Well, deep in the heart of Texas, that's where I wanna go I want a cowboy shirt and a Mexican flirt I wanna see the tumbleweed blow I wanna sit right back in my Cadillac and listen to the radio Well, deep in the heart of Texas, that's where I wanna be I want black sunglasses and high-heeled boots I wanna be a sight to see I want a Western Stetson .45 with a pistol in my hand Gonna come alive, gonna shoot you up, gonna shoot you down Gonna run everybody right out of town Deep in the heart of Texas I'm gonna be a cowboy, no joke, just you wait and see And when the red man comes, I'm gonna get my gun Gonna make him listen to me I have a ball, but I've seen it all, all on one color TV I'm gonna be a cowboy, no joke, just you wait and see And when the red man comes, I'm gonna get my gun Gonna make him listen to me I have a ball, but I've seen it all, all on one color TV I have a ball, but I've seen it all, all on one color TV I have a ball, but I've seen it all, all on one color TV