Amarillo

from Overdrive Express (Deluxe Edition) by Tom Savage Trio

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lyrics

Sacamento's got your number
Talahassee's got your name
and it kinda makes you wonder
how long you're gonna play this game

blacken out the windows
the sun ain't gonna win this round
whislte blowin' in the distance
you know it's an awful sound

Pittsburgh doesn't want to see you
and you sure don't want to see Detroit
Albuquerque is no option
no opportunity to exploit

you need an understanding woman
who's gonna 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
you 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 lookin' at a raw deal

a cool 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 Overdrive Express (Deluxe Edition), released July 23, 2021
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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