she came from oklahoma she said the end of the world was on its way in a chevy nova she came from oklahoma she said the end of the world was on its way in a chevy nova her smile was just a shadow that trembled in the sun and turned to stone as she grew older her smile was just a shadow that trembled in the sun and turned to stone as she grew older she bought an el camino and a pocket full of pills she called her and swore she s found salvation but the hand grenades inside her where ready to explode and the pins were pulled long ago by sweet temptation she found herself in new orleans with carnival of tears upon her veins in the arms of strangers when the lies where not enough to hold back all the years of pain she d lie inside the danger and cry you can tie me to the ground but not today i need me one more chance to fly away and tonight i m gonna fly away