John Arthur Martinez's rendition of this country classic is the best I've every heard. AMARILLO BY MORNING is "a rodeo ballad that has become one of Country Music’s most recognizable anthems and propelled George Strait to stardom. It is George Strait’s most famous tune and was named the 12th best Country Song of All Time by CMT. In this song, a rodeo cowboy sings about his life on the road and how he “lost a wife and a girlfriend along the way.” It is an awesome song with awesome lyrics. It’s a song about a rodeo cowboy celebrating but also lamenting his Spartan lifestyle." “Everything that I’ve 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.”
