dear restless hearts of suburban Oklahoma this year is a letter to the
Oklahoma this year is a letter to the
Oklahoma this year is a letter to the both of us we all know how long it takes
both of us we all know how long it takes
both of us we all know how long it takes to get to dallas which gas stations to
to get to dallas which gas stations to
to get to dallas which gas stations to stop at our realistic chances of winning
stop at our realistic chances of winning
stop at our realistic chances of winning at winstar holding our breaths until in
at winstar holding our breaths until in
at winstar holding our breaths until in and out we know we all want some animal
and out we know we all want some animal
and out we know we all want some animal style fries do not snap me about it
style fries do not snap me about it
style fries do not snap me about it we’ve all thought about buying the cheap
we’ve all thought about buying the cheap
we’ve all thought about buying the cheap it going to the airport and buying the
it going to the airport and buying the
it going to the airport and buying the cheapest ticket to anywhere USA calling
cheapest ticket to anywhere USA calling
cheapest ticket to anywhere USA calling anywhere else home for the weekend but
anywhere else home for the weekend but
anywhere else home for the weekend but we don’t we stay at home thinking about
we don’t we stay at home thinking about
we don’t we stay at home thinking about it all day and all of a sudden you’re
it all day and all of a sudden you’re
it all day and all of a sudden you’re hungry and only ihop Waffle House and
hungry and only ihop Waffle House and
hungry and only ihop Waffle House and donut king are open and you’ve said new
donut king are open and you’ve said new
donut king are open and you’ve said new year new me three times today so we go
year new me three times today so we go
year new me three times today so we go to sleep hungry thus is Oklahoma let’s
to sleep hungry thus is Oklahoma let’s
to sleep hungry thus is Oklahoma let’s make something together all we ever hear
make something together all we ever hear
make something together all we ever hear is there were three hours away from
is there were three hours away from
is there were three hours away from anything but we’re here right now aren’t
anything but we’re here right now aren’t
anything but we’re here right now aren’t we so let’s show off our guitar strings
we so let’s show off our guitar strings
we so let’s show off our guitar strings skeletons are paper mache poems are
skeletons are paper mache poems are
skeletons are paper mache poems are strands of light and photography and
strands of light and photography and
strands of light and photography and sunsets because nobody ever says I hate
sunsets because nobody ever says I hate
sunsets because nobody ever says I hate that sunset nobody ever curses Oklahoma
that sunset nobody ever curses Oklahoma
that sunset nobody ever curses Oklahoma skyline when it isn’t trying to kill
skyline when it isn’t trying to kill
skyline when it isn’t trying to kill them so let’s make artists out of
them so let’s make artists out of
them so let’s make artists out of sunsets and writers out a magic dust
sunsets and writers out a magic dust
sunsets and writers out a magic dust instead of rubble because I know we’re
instead of rubble because I know we’re
instead of rubble because I know we’re all storytellers here everyone in this
all storytellers here everyone in this
all storytellers here everyone in this room whether it’s you going on a bad
room whether it’s you going on a bad
room whether it’s you going on a bad first date in the union or your best
first date in the union or your best
first date in the union or your best friend making fun of you for going on a
friend making fun of you for going on a
friend making fun of you for going on a date to traditions whether or not you
date to traditions whether or not you
date to traditions whether or not you believe there’s a story arc or a
believe there’s a story arc or a
believe there’s a story arc or a narrative to your life you have to
narrative to your life you have to
narrative to your life you have to acknowledge that there are stories to
acknowledge that there are stories to
acknowledge that there are stories to tell so let’s build the tallest
tell so let’s build the tallest
tell so let’s build the tallest mountains in Oklahoma out of them okay
mountains in Oklahoma out of them okay
mountains in Oklahoma out of them okay maybe we could aim a little bit higher
maybe we could aim a little bit higher
maybe we could aim a little bit higher but the point is why not right here
but the point is why not right here
but the point is why not right here right now make a promise to make this a
right now make a promise to make this a
right now make a promise to make this a place worth staying even if it’s just
place worth staying even if it’s just
place worth staying even if it’s just for the stories of you’ve created here I
for the stories of you’ve created here I
for the stories of you’ve created here I am so tired of hearing that were three
am so tired of hearing that were three
am so tired of hearing that were three hours away from anything when you could
hours away from anything when you could
hours away from anything when you could cover i-35 and stories about my best
cover i-35 and stories about my best
cover i-35 and stories about my best friend we could bury Oklahoma City and
friend we could bury Oklahoma City and
friend we could bury Oklahoma City and stories about this room’s first loves
stories about this room’s first loves
stories about this room’s first loves and we could send someone to Kansas and
and we could send someone to Kansas and
and we could send someone to Kansas and back
back
back on a go-kart fueled by stories about our
on a go-kart fueled by stories about our
on a go-kart fueled by stories about our favorite teacher giving us a hell of a
favorite teacher giving us a hell of a
favorite teacher giving us a hell of a lot more time and energy than they were
lot more time and energy than they were
lot more time and energy than they were ever paid for so pack a bag tonight now
ever paid for so pack a bag tonight now
ever paid for so pack a bag tonight now for Dallas now for California or New
for Dallas now for California or New
for Dallas now for California or New York pack a bag for the mountains or
York pack a bag for the mountains or
York pack a bag for the mountains or climbing mountains people will drive
climbing mountains people will drive
climbing mountains people will drive three hours for thank you
three hours for thank you
three hours for thank you [Applause]
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