[Verse (acoustic guitar, dusty folk tone, soft female vocal)] I rolled the window down at the county line Left a trail of dust and a heavy mind That interstate sign says I’m long gone But I’m still hummin’ that same old song The radio’s dying in the panhandle heat Just the sound of the tires and the empty seat [Chorus (warm slide guitar, heartfelt delivery)] Amarillo, you’re a ghost in my rearview Every mile I drive, I’m just closer to you Amarillo, the wind won’t let me be I left the plains, but they didn’t leave me I’m a thousand miles out, still stuck in the red Amarillo, you’re the home in my head [Verse (drums enter with a steady shuffle, building bass)] Saw the big Cadillac ranch in the dark A spray-paint prayer and a lonely spark The air gets thin and the sky turns wide Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide I traded the quiet for the lights of the coast But I’m haunted by things that I miss the most [Chorus (warm slide guitar, heartfelt delivery)] Amarillo, you’re a ghost in my rearview Every mile I drive, I’m just closer to you Amarillo, the wind won’t let me be I left the plains, but they didn’t leave me I’m a thousand miles out, still stuck in the red Amarillo, you’re the home in my head [Bridge (music swells, pedal steel solo, emotional grit)] There’s a steakhouse sign that never goes out And a front porch swing that knows what I’m about I thought moving on meant staying away But I’m turning this truck around today [Chorus (soaring vocal, powerful drums, anthemic full band)] Amarillo, you’re a ghost in my rearview Every mile I drive, I’m just closer to you Amarillo, the wind won’t let me be I left the plains, but they didn’t leave me I’m a thousand miles out, still stuck in the red Amarillo, you’re the home in my head [Outro (fading acoustic guitar, wind sound effects)] Home in my head Still stuck in the red Amarillo.
