Dearest, darlin',
I had to write to say that,
I won't be home anymore.
'Cause somethin' happend to me,
while I was drivin' home,
And I'm not the same anymore.

Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa.
Ah, only one day away from your arms.
I saw a welcoming light,
And stopped to rest for the night.

And that is when I saw her,
As I pulled in outside of a small motel,
She was there.
And so I walked up to her,
Asked where I could get somethin' to eat,
And she showed me where.

Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa.
Ah, only one day away from your arms.

She took me to a cafe,
I asked her if she would stay.
She said okay.

Instrumental break.

Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa.
Ah, only one day away from your arms.

The jukebox started to play,
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/o21iAnd nightime turned into day,
As we were dancin' closely.
All of a sudden I lost control,
As I held her charms.
And I caressed her, kissed her.
Told her I'd die before I
Would let her out of my arms.

Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa.
Ah, only one day away from your arms.

I hate to do this to you,
But I love somebody new.
what can I do?

And I can never, never, never,
Go home again.

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA
Written by: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Performed by: Gene Pitney1-1964
Appears on: Blue Gene-1964, Backstage I'm Lonely-1966, Ten Years Later-1971,
20 Greatest Hits-1976, Gene Pitney Live: My Special Gift to You-1984,
Greatest Hits-1989, Ultimate Anthology-1995, Golden Hits-19962, The
Definitive Collection-1999, Gene Pitney Sings Great Ballads-2000, Superstar
Series-2006, et al.

1Covered by: Burt Bacharach, Chet Baker, Ian & Sylvia, Jay & the
Americans, Dusty Springfield, et al.

2Transcribed from the track on this album.