Amarillo Highway Song Lyrics and Chords by Bobby Bare
Amarillo Highway
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Written by Terry Allen
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Well I'm a high straight in Plainview side bet in Idalou
And a
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fresh deck in New Deal
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Yeah some call me high hand and some call me low hand
But I'm holding what I am the
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wheel
Yeah I'm a panhandlin' man handlin'
Post holin' high rollin' dust bowlin'
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I ain't got no blood veins I just got them four lanes
Of hard Amarillo
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Well I don't wear no Stetson but I'm willin' to bet son
That
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I'm big a Texan as you are
There's a
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girl in her bare feet asleep on my back seat
And the trunk's full of Pearl and
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Repeat #2 Cause I'm a
I gotta hop outta bed pop a pill in my head
Gonna bust a hub for the golden spread under
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Gonna
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stuff my hide behind some power glide
And get some southern fried back in my
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Caues I'm a panhandlin' man handlin'
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Yeah
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the closest I'll ever get to heaven
Is speedin' up ol' 87 of that hard-ass Amarillo
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highway
Yeah I'm a panhandlin' man handlin'
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Amarillo Highway?
- The song Amarillo Highway was sang by Bobby Bare.
Who is Bobby Bare?
- Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician.
