Yes, another Song turned fanfict. But this one is for Jake's brother, Kit. The Bull rider. Heard this song and thought that was Kit to perfection. So hear ya go folks! Amarillo by morning by George Strait.
The Rodeo people had a traditon, they always sang a song about the place where the next one was held, while packing their gear, and turning trailer town into a ghost-town. Kit Ely, The oldest of the Ely brothers was humming a song. It was sweet and it reminded people of home. Amarillo was where he was headed.
Amarillo by morning was where he was heading, up through San Antone. The only things he was what he had on. He had lost his prize saddle in Houston, Broke a leg Santa Fa, lost family and a girlfriend along the way, but he was free. So By the Sunrise, Kit Ely was going to be in Amarillo.
The Sun was high in the Texas Sky, and Kit was at the county fair. He was settling in the saddle, hoping that the judge wasn't blind. But he was looking for eight, when they pulled the gate.
Patting the horse's rump, Kit started to sing, starting his truck and heading out.
"Amarillo By Mornin'
Up from San Antone
Everything that I got
Is just what I've got on.
When that sun is high in that Texas sky,
I'll be buckin' at the county fair.
Amarillo By Mornin'
Amarillo I'll be there."
Kit had seen many towns, but only Amarillo mattered to him. Remembering his leg and saddle, he contiued, making up the lines as the miles flew by.
"They took my saddle in Houston,
Broke my leg in Santa Fe.
Lost my wife and a girlfriend,
Somewhere along the way.
I'll be lookin' for eight
When they pull that gate
And I hope that judge ain't blind.
Amarillo By Mornin'
Amarillo's on my mind."
Kit might've been poor by some people's standards but he was free as a bird, and that mattered more than any dime.
"Amarillo By Mornin'
Up from San Antone
Everything that I got
Is just what I've got on.
I ain't got a dime,
But what I got is mine.
I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free."
Kit started to make up one last stanza before entering Amarillo city limits.
"Amarillo By Mornin'
Amarillo's Where I'll Be.
Amarillo By Mornin'
Amarillo's Where I'll Be."