Panhandle Wind (Color Wheel)

[[INTRO: QUIET, REFLECTIVE]] [[VERSE 1]] Saw a color on a color wheel Never heard the name before The deepest red I’d ever seen Someone called it “cinnabar” Blood red like the setting sun It shook me down to my core ‘Cuz it painted lotsa memories Of what had happened long before. [[VERSE 2]] Little kid cryin’ in the backyard Wind blowin' in strong and warm Drops began to hit me hard Beneath an angry summer storm Thunderheads caught the falling sun Turnin' dark and deep, deep red. I knew it was the end of me As if God had cut the final thread. [[CHORUS]] My mem'ry’s caught in the panhandle wind My heart’s been blown away By the panhandle wind You left me here with nothing (nothing left to say) [[VERSE 3]] Grandma called to me just then, "Honey, come in from the rain.” I knew I just couldn’t do it. Didn’t wanna face the pain. “Your daddy’s in the front room, He’s standing at the door.” All I did was turn to run Ran ‘til I couldn't run no more. [[[BRIDGE]] Funny how a color on a color wheel Makes you think of things unseen: Dad and Momma, and Grandma too And what all those people mean. They’re all just memories now My aching heart is set adrift, On the haunting panhandle wind On the chilling panhandle wind On the raging panhandle wind [CHORUS]] My mem'ry’s caught in the panhandle wind My heart’s been blown away On the panhandle wind You left me here with nothing (nothing left to say) [[VERSE 4]] It was a two-horse desert town So I couldn’t run too far. The wind carried me back home, Beneath my hidden Texas stars. The sleepless night was far from over And I was drenched to the skin My tears mixin' in with the fallin' rain As Grandma let me back in. [[INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE]] [[VERSE 5]] “Your Dad and Momma couldn’t make it work, Their love gone like it got lost in a crowd. The end of love is a grief like no other. Cuz there's just nothin' left to pray about.” She put her arms around me, said, “Child, this may be the worst day ever, But don’t forget: I'll never let you go,” And then we cried together [[FINAL CHORUS]] My mem'ry’s caught in the panhandle wind My heart’s been blown away On the panhandle wind You left me here with nothing (nothing left to say) [[OUTRO]] Panhandle wind, panhandle wind All I've got is this panhandle wind All I've got is this panhandle wind Panhandle wind, panhandle wind Panhandle wind You've blown my heart away God, help me in the panhandle wind  God, meet me in the panhandle wind