Amarillo Sky (song)

Infobox Song
Name = Amarillo Sky
Artist = McBride & the Ride
Album = Amarillo Sky
track_no = 1
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 3:22
Writer = Kenny Alphin
Rodney Clawson
John Rich
Bart Pursley
Label = Dualtone
Producer = Matt Rollings
McBride & the Ride
next = "Sure Feels Like It"
next_no = 2Infobox Single
Name = Amarillo Sky
Artist = Jason Aldean
from Album = Jason Aldean
Released = July 2006
Format = digital download, CD
Genre = Country
Length = 3:22
Label = Broken Bow
Producer = Michael Knox
Last single = "Why"
(2006)
This single = "Amarillo Sky"
(2006)
Next single = "Johnny Cash"
(2007)

"Amarillo Sky" is the title of a country music song written by Big Kenny and John Rich (of Big & Rich), along with Rodney Clawson and Bart Pursley. It was originally recorded by the band McBride & the Ride in 2002 on their album "Amarillo Sky". Jason Aldean later recorded the song for his 2005 debut album, and his version was released as a single in mid-2006.

The song tells the story of a farmer who works on his family's farm in Amarillo, Texas. The song mentions the various hardships that the farm has faced, such as a damaging hailstorm, an increase in the price of diesel fuel — nonetheless, the farmer keeps working the farm, because it is "all he's ever known". In the chorus, the farmer prays to God that the farm will remain viable ("I never complain, I never ask why / Please don't let my dreams run dry / Underneath, underneath this Amarillo sky").

Chart performance (Jason Aldean)