Livin' in Kansas, a life alone



She never married, she's hardly known



She stares out the window, far away



Looking for another windy day



Dorothy was a fool to leave



She could have stayed



She held it right in her hands



She had it made



She could have had it all for keeps



But was afraid



She could have stayed



It seems like only yesterday



But 40 years have up and slipped away



Since a lovely, black-haired girl



Was taken for her one and only whirl



Dorothy was a fool to leave



She could have stayed



She held it right in her hands



She had it made



She could have had it all for keeps



But was afraid



She could have stayed



Same old bluebird flyin' high



Over rainbows in the Kansas sky



Why, oh, why



Oh, why



I guess it only serves her right



For trading all that color



For black and white



All her sorrow



All because



There ain't no way to stand Kansas



When you've been to Oz



Dorothy was a fool to leave



She could have stayed



She held it right in her hands



She had it made



She could have had it all for keeps



But was afraid



She could have stayed...



She could have stayed...



She could have stayed