JTWAYNE · BEDROOM NIGHTS
(Verse) In the heartland where the wind blows strong, There’s a sorrow in every song. Fields of wheat, skies so wide, But inside, there’s a pain we can’t hide. (Chorus) Oklahoma pain, it cuts like a knife, Through the storms and the dust of life. From the plains to the rolling hills, In our hearts, […]
It sounds like you’re referring to the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. It was one of the most devastating episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. In the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was a thriving African American community known as “Black Wall Street,” a violent mob of white residents attacked the area, destroying […]