I started out heading west from Amarillo
Left my girl with a teardrop in her eye.
I said when this is through and this is true
I'll be coming back for you but she knew and I did too
it was a lie.
When the sun goes down and you look around it can be frightening.
The ghosts come out, fill you up with doubt and disbelief
Wake up half dead with a throbbing head
remembering half the words i'd said.
Amarillos looking mighty good to me.
My truck broke down in a little town in Colorado.
A pretty little thing with a navel ring helped me out.
Gave me a ride when I got inside
she pulled out her fourty five
took my money and my pride and kicked me out.
Oh take me home to Amarillo.
If I go home I won't ever go away.
This big citys done me wrong, No one wants to hear my songs.
That's ok they all talk funny anyway.
I hitched a ride heading east into Amarillo.
Least I had a girl with my glimmer in her eye.
But I was wrong it had been too long
she said she'd had to move along.
Well hell, might as well go to Tennessee.