I live my life the Panhandle ways
I left Amarillo behind just yesterday
The canyons stole my soul over the years
I know every peak and valley; they fill my tears

Fort Worth calls my name and pulls at me
Promising me winds to sail me free
And somewhere outside Childress you let me know
That your love for me would never grow

Now how do I deal with this now that you’re gone
And how do I tell my friends I didn’t do you wrong
Your perfume scents the air where you once stood
And the canyons race before me like you said they would

Heard you were working at a downtown hotel
Living south of town and doing well
I hold up in these canyons every spring
Knowing what the next turn will bring

Your memory consumes me a great while
Like a rainbow paints a cloudless sky for miles
I never long for a time away from here
But I often long for a time when you were near

I live my life the Panhandle ways
I left Fort Worth behind just yesterday
The canyons stole my soul years ago
I know every peak and valley that God knows