Finale (Tulsa ’67)

Lyrics

[DARREL, spoken] When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home [PONYBOY, sung] I've never been out of Tulsa before I wonder what it would be like I've never known anybody to leave Most people get stuck here for life I used to glorify how Cool Hand Luke was free He wasn't tied to anything I used to idolize the actors on the screen I looked to Newman like a king And now I look at what my brothers do for me They're the reason that I'm standing here right now One thing is certain, I can say without a doubt Those heroes paved the way so I could finally make it out Darrel, you're the toughest guy I know Just took me way too long to see Soda, you're this family's heart and soul Can you imagine how proud Mom and Dad would be? [SODAPOP, spoken] I could picture hundreds and hundreds of boys living on the wrong side of cities. Boys with black eyes who jumped at their own shadows. Hundreds of boys who maybe watched sunsets, who looked at stars and ached for something better [PONYBOY, sung] And now I'm thinking 'bout the Dallys of the world Always on the outside looking in Bruises on their eyes, wearing grease for their disguise Trying to look tough so they're not beaten down again [PONYBOY & ENSEMBLE] And everybody loves to judge us, but nobody lends a hand They see grease and dirty clothes and never try to understand That we all come from different places We all start from different lives [PONYBOY] But when they hear our story, maybe we can change their minds [spoken] I wondered for a long time how to start. How to start writing about something that was important to me. And I finally began like this: [PONYBOY & ENSEMBLE] This is Tulsa 1967 [PONYBOY] And it's time this Greaser's story's told For the hopeless boy with the reckless grin For the down-and-outs who can never win On the outside, looking in Looking down, Johnny Cade'll smile again He was [PONYBOY & ENSEMBLE] Just too damn good for growing old And in his memory I stay gold Stay gold Stay gold Stay gold Tulsa 1967 (Stay gold) Just one thing you need to know (Stay gold) Tulsa 1967 (Stay gold) Just one thing you need to know Stay gold