Oklahoma

‘Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain’

The lyrics from the show now the state is in pain

A hurricane hit so hard people didn’t stand a chance

It didn’t look to bad at the very first glance

 

As the warning went out and people did the norm

Who would have thought this was a real hurricane storm

Hiding in shelters, under a cubicle and in a cellar

Lying side by side with your children and dog Bella

 

Debris crashing against empty building blocks

Cowering, praying, checking all the locks

Wanting this hurricane hell to pass over quick

Discovering the damage left makes you feel quite sick

 

Stepping outside your world has been bulldozed

Looking around at the life you once chose

Friends desperately in a panic searching for the lost

Government quick to act saying ‘We’ll cover the cost’

 

Rescue teams acting fast trying to save a life

The woman under the concrete is someone’s wife

She’s left behind her husband and four year old twins

A natural disaster were nobody wins

 

The public don’t sit back and help is on its way

A rescue dog barks frantically at the beaten down clay

A worker tries to clear the rubble but there is far too much sand

Then eventually he grabs a lifeless searching hand

 

Pulled from the wreckage the mother won’t leave

Shocked screaming ‘my child held my sleeve’

The worker returns with tears down his face

‘I’ll get your child’ before I leave this place

 

Scrabbling around it doesn’t look great

He screams for help from his rescuer mate

They both search frantically, their strength from within

This is a test that they both must win

 

Sadly they leave without and ask God why

Suddenly in the distance they hear a dim cry

Quickly they rush over and begin to search for life

Remembering the loss of someone else’s dear wife

 

The child reunited with her family at last

Winning her life against the hurricane blast

Some not so lucky and life taken away

But they’ll always be remembered on this tragic day