I bet this road will take me out of here   Take me far away from Amarillo   I bet this car will go real fast   The wheels might even drive me past   The places that you said I'd never go, oh      Texas sky is the biggest one I've seen   But it still ain't big enough for you and me   All the things that make you mad   And all the baggage in your past   Don't leave much room for a girl like me to be   So I'll fill her up with hope and worn out dreams      And I'll grab the wheel and I'll point it west   Pack the good and leave the rest   I'll drive until I find the missing piece   You said, "I wouldn't get too far   On a tank of gas and an empty heart"   But I got everything I'll ever need   I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings      Mama said, "I never should have done it"   Should have ended as before we ever started   Daddy knew about my pride   So he stood there and he smiled inside   I pretended that I didn't notice   A little tear that fell when I said, "I was going"      And I'll grab the wheel and I'll point it west   Pack the good and leave the rest   And drive until I find the missing piece   You said, "I wouldn't get too far   On a tank of gas and an empty heart"   And I got everything I'll ever need   I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings      And I'm worried about life   And if it's right and right on time   I guess if you don't jump   You'll never know if you can fly      You said, "I wouldn't get too far   On a tank of gas and an empty heart"   But I got everything I'll ever need   I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings