Caught a bus from Amarillo
It was goin' to San Antone
Had a brand new cardboard suitcase
And a window seat alone.

And I thought that I was something
And I dreamed I'd travel far
Maybe be a restaurant Hostess
Maybe be a movie star.

And the bus from Amarillo
Raced a train along the track
And I never looked behind me
'Cause I wasn't comin' back.

I had a one way ticket to nowhere
I was finally travelin' free
I had a one way ticket to go where
Anything was possible for me.

We were drivin' on through Cisco
On our way around to Baird
Got a sudden funny feelin'
And I knew that I was scared.

I was shakin' like a leaf
As we were comin' 'round the curve
Had the suitcase, had the ticket
But I didn't have the nerve.

Yes, the bus from Amarillo
Had me so damn terrfied
That I got off at the next stop
And I never took that ride.

Didn't want that one way ticket to nowhere
Didn't want the travelin' free
Didn't want that one way ticket to go where
Anything was possible for me.

Well, it's hard now to determine
How a plan just disappears
How the days can turn to weeks
And the weeks can turn to years.

And it's funny how you wait for things
And want that lucky day
And it'd funny, when the bus stopped
I got off and walked away.

And the bus from Amarillo
I can hear it still go by
Guess I missed my only chance
And now I swear I don't know why.

Guess Life's a one way ticket to nowhere
God, wish I was travelin' free
I had a one way ticket to go where
Anything was possible for me...
Anything was possible
For me.