Herndon - Requiem (Autumn in Tulsa) lyrics

Requiem (Autumn in Tulsa) It was autumn in Tulsa And springtime in Perth When the wedding bells rang out From St. Joseph's Church Where he lay in the alley With a cross 'round his neck Like a bottle of Mad Dog All broken and spent No, I didn't bring flowers But I witnessed his d**h And stood like a coward To steal his last breath He said, "The problem, you see Is nearly everyone but me Is a pusillanimous Son of a b**h Yeah, they'll look brave and bold They'll act cool and cold But on the Sabbath they will leave you Like an ox in a ditch." So I turned back into the rain Pulled my collar up close And forgetting his pain I headed back home 'Cause the sunsets and seasons Are all fictions of this earth: When it's autumn in Tulsa It's Spring, springtime in Perth (c) & (p) 2011 Allen herndon (BMI)