I bet this road
will take me out of here
Take me far away
from Amarillo
I bet this car
will go real fast
The wheels might even
drive me past
The places that you said
I'd never go
The Texas sky
is the biggest one I've seen
But it still ain't big enough
for you and me
All the things
that make you mad
And all the baggage
in your past
Don't leave much room
for a girl like me to be
So I'll fill her up with hope
and worn-out dreams
And I'll grab the wheel
And I'll point it west
Pack the good
And leave the rest
And drive until I find
the missing piece
You said I wouldn't
get too far
on a tank of gas
and an empty heart
But I got everything
I'll ever need
I got this old guitar
and a brand new set of strings
Mama said
I never should have done it
Should have ended us
before we ever started
Daddy knew
about my pride
So he stood there
And he smiled inside
I pretended that
I didn't notice
A little tear that fell
when I said I was goin'
And I'll grab the wheel
And I'll point it west
Pack the good
And leave the rest
And drive until I find
the missing piece
You said I wouldn't
get too far
on a tank of gas
and an empty heart
But I got everything
I'll ever need
I got this old guitar
and a brand new set of strings
And I've worried about life
And if it's arriving
right on time
I guess if you don't jump
You'll never know
if you can fly
You said I wouldn't
get too far
on a tank of gas
and an empty heart
But I got everything
I'll ever need
I got this old guitar
and a brand new set of strings
Um um um um
Oh oh oh oh