Amarillo

from Beyond the Great Beyond by Tom Savage

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Sacramento's got your number
Talahassee has got your name
it kind of makes you wonder
how long you gonna play this game
blacken out the windows
the sun ain't gonna win this round
whistle blowin in the distance
you know it's an awful sound

Pittsburgh doesn't want to see you
you know you don't want to see Detroit
Albuquerque ain't no option
no opportunity to exploit
you need an understanding woman
to fill your heart up with hope
End up with some part time junkie
she's just handing you the rope

Birmingham alabama
isn't where you thought it would all go down
thought you had it in you to go another 15 rounds
no call from the governor
just the whisper of the cool black steel
good ol fashioned frontier justice
you were born looking at a raw deal

A cold west wind is blowin'
over your shallow grave
you never made it down to Amarillo
your soul was never meant to be saved

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from Beyond the Great Beyond, released September 8, 2020
words and music by Tom Savage

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Tom Savage is what one might refer to as a triple-threat. One part truth-telling troubadour, one part death-defying guitar slinger, and one part Country Blues howler. Each facet of his formidable on-stage persona carefully crafted over a 20+ year devotion to the composition and performance of song. Tom is a true believer. A disciple of melody and harmony and tempo and timbre. ... more

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