one two one two three we were shaking in our beds that night there were strangers in the streets that night preacher cried out hell s been raised the preacher cried out hell s been raised another hot oklahoma night another hot oklahoma night the kind of night where you just sit still the kind of night where you just don t move we were shaking in our beds that night we were shaking in our boots that night tornado hit and the roof gave way tornado hit and all we could do was pray how was i to know what i was to think how was i to know what i was to feel how am i to fake what i can t describe how am i to face what i cannot hide we were looking in our hearts that day there was movement in our hearts that day they were talking but we could not hear they were talking but we could not hear fever broke and the dead raised up the ground broke open and the dead were raised the kind of night where you just sit spooked it s a hard life it s a hard life we were knocking in our hearts that day we were hugging in our beds that night storm hit and the roof gave way when a man cries it ain t easy but he swore duty body and soul how was i to know what i was to think how was i to know what i was to feel how am i to fake what i can t describe how am i to face what i cannot hide momma said you know she ain t down we were lying in our hearts that day we were praying in our hearts that day we were praying but we could not feel they were praying but we could not feel another hot oklahoma night another oklahoma night fools part as the day breaks wide heaven s fools who were opened wide i quit so i said give up said i can t stop the light s not gone i met a full moon again that day and my heart rips open and all i could do was pray how was i to know what i was to think how was i to know what i was to feel how am i to face what i cannot hide how am i to say what i cannot hide