Standin' here beside this freeway
wishing I was high
Wondering why she said she loved me
then she said goodbye
I'm down to my last dollar
in these faded old blue jeans
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
Her hair was made of summer sunlight
the moon lit in her eyes
Her voice would ride the wind at midnight
across the starry skies
Love is blind that's what they tell me
in all those magazines
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
We talked about our lives together
we talked about our plans
We walked through rain and windy weather
across the shifting sands
She took the car that's how I know
this ain't no crazy dream
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
I'll eat my fill of jambalaya and crawfish
etouffe
I'll drink the Mississippi dry,
laissez les bon temps rouler
I'll trade her memory in on one of those cool Cajun queens
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
wishing I was high
Wondering why she said she loved me
then she said goodbye
I'm down to my last dollar
in these faded old blue jeans
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
Her hair was made of summer sunlight
the moon lit in her eyes
Her voice would ride the wind at midnight
across the starry skies
Love is blind that's what they tell me
in all those magazines
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
We talked about our lives together
we talked about our plans
We walked through rain and windy weather
across the shifting sands
She took the car that's how I know
this ain't no crazy dream
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
I'll eat my fill of jambalaya and crawfish
etouffe
I'll drink the Mississippi dry,
laissez les bon temps rouler
I'll trade her memory in on one of those cool Cajun queens
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans
So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans