My Oklahoma Home
Bruce Springsteen Lyrics


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When they opened up the strip
I was young and full of zip
I wanted someplace to call my home
And so I made the race
And I staked me out a place
And I settled down along the Cimarron
It blowed away
It blowed away

My Oklahoma home it blown away
Well it looked so green and fair
When I built my shanty there
Now my Oklahoma home is blown away

Well I planted wheats and oats
Got some chickens and some shoats
Aimed to have some ham and eggs to feed my face
Got a mule to pull the plow
Got an old red muley cow
And I also got a fancy mortgage on this place

Well it blowed away
It blowed away
All the crops that I've planted blown away
Well you can't grow any grain
It you ain't got any rain
Everything except my mortgage blown away

Well it looked so green and fair
When I built my shanty there
I figured I was all set for life
I put on my Sunday best, with my fancy scalloped vest
And I went to town to pick me out a wife
She blowed away
She blowed away

My Oklahoma woman blowed away
Mister as I bent to kiss her
She was picked up by a twister
My Oklahoma woman blown away

Well then I was left alone just listenin' to the moan
Of wind around the corners of my shack
So I took off down the road yeah
When the south wind blowed
I traveled with the wind upon my back
I blowed away
I blowed away

Chasin' that dust cloud up ahead
Once it looked so green and fair
Now it' up in the air
My Oklahoma farm is over head.

Well now I'm always close to home it blown away
But my home Sir, is always near
It's up in the atmosphere
My Oklahoma home is blown away

Well I'm roam'n Oklahoman
But I'm always close to home
I'll never get homesick until I die
'Cause no matter where I'm found
My home's all arraound
My Oklahoma home is in the sky
It blowed away
It blowed away

My farm down on Cimarron
Now all around the world
Where ever dust is swirled
There is some from my Oklahoma home

Oh and it's blown away
It's blown away

Oh my Oklahoma home is blown away
Yeah, it's up there in the sky




In that dust cloud over n' by
My Oklahoma home is in the sky

Overall Meaning

"My Oklahoma Home" is a song about a man's experiences of trying to make a life for himself in the wake of the opening of the Oklahoma Strip. The singer is a young and ambitious man who stakes out his own piece of land and builds a home along the Cimarron River. He is optimistic about his prospects, having planted crops and invested in livestock, but nature has other plans. A twister strikes his homestead, destroying everything that he has built and leaving him alone to deal with the aftermath. He eventually takes to the road, realizing that there is nothing left for him in Oklahoma, and his only solace is the knowledge that the memory of his home lives on in the dust that still bears traces of his former life.


The song is a poignant reflection on the fragility of life and the power of nature to uproot even the most well-laid plans. It highlights the fact that sometimes, no matter how hard we work or how much we invest in something, fate can intervene and leave us with nothing. The song also touches on the theme of home and belonging, suggesting that even when our physical homes are destroyed, the memories and experiences associated with them can live on in unexpected places.


Line by Line Meaning

When they opened up the strip
When the Oklahoma territory was opened for settlement


I was young and full of zip
I was young and energetic


I wanted someplace to call my home
I wanted a place to settle down


And so I made the race
I raced to claim my spot in the territory


And I staked me out a place
I claimed my piece of land


And I settled down along the Cimarron
I settled down in a spot near the Cimarron River


It blowed away
It was destroyed by a storm


My Oklahoma home it blown away
My home in Oklahoma was destroyed by a storm


Well it looked so green and fair
The land looked fertile and promising


When I built my shanty there
When I built my home there


Now my Oklahoma home is blown away
Now my home in Oklahoma is destroyed


Well I planted wheats and oats
I grew crops like wheat and oats


Got some chickens and some shoats
I raised chickens and pigs


Aimed to have some ham and eggs to feed my face
I planned to have enough food for myself


Got a mule to pull the plow
I got a mule to help with farm work


Got an old red muley cow
I got a cow for milk and other dairy products


And I also got a fancy mortgage on this place
I had a mortgage on my property


All the crops that I've planted blown away
The crops I grew were destroyed by the storm


Well you can't grow any grain
Without rain, crops cannot grow


It you ain't got any rain
If there is no rain


Everything except my mortgage blown away
Everything I had except my mortgage was destroyed


I figured I was all set for life
I thought I had everything I needed for the rest of my life


I put on my Sunday best, with my fancy scalloped vest
I dressed up in my best clothes for a special occasion


And I went to town to pick me out a wife
I went to town to find a wife


My Oklahoma woman blowed away
My wife was killed by the storm


Mister as I bent to kiss her
As I leaned in to kiss her


She was picked up by a twister
She was lifted up by a tornado


When the south wind blowed
When the wind blew from the south


I traveled with the wind upon my back
I followed the wind as it blew me away


Chasin' that dust cloud up ahead
Following the dust cloud caused by the storm


Now it' up in the air
Now it's in the sky


My Oklahoma farm is over head.
My Oklahoma farm is destroyed and in the sky


My home Sir, is always near
My home is always with me


It's up in the atmosphere
It's in the air


My farm down on Cimarron
My farm near the Cimarron River


Now all around the world
Everywhere


Where ever dust is swirled
Wherever dust is blown around


There is some from my Oklahoma home
There is dust from my destroyed home in Oklahoma


Oh my Oklahoma home is blown away
Oh, my home in Oklahoma is destroyed


Yeah, it's up there in the sky
Yeah, it's in the air


In that dust cloud over n' by
In the dust cloud over there


My Oklahoma home is in the sky
My home in Oklahoma is destroyed and in the sky


Well now I'm always close to home it blown away
I'm always close to my destroyed home in Oklahoma


But my home Sir, is always near
But my home is always with me


I'll never get homesick until I die
I won't miss home until I die


Cause no matter where I'm found
Because no matter where I am


My home's all arraound
My home is all around me


It blowed away
It was destroyed by a storm


Oh and it's blown away
Oh, it's destroyed by a storm




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: BILL CUNNINGHAM, SIS CUNNINGHAM

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