Story Behind The Song

just a real song about the way it really is in the former dust bowl, where some "fruit tramps", the okies that had to go to california in the 20 years before world war two to eke out a living, and later returned to grow rich off the forgotten land, where

Song Description

lyric imagery comes from time spent in the great state of oklahoma, the real view of things from people that really farm for a livin and have nice high schools and a big sky above and kids that consider country music, music. in oklahoma, music is country

Lyrics

down in a wheatfield, sittin on a combine,
nose full of dust, but lookin so fine,
child of the man that owns the land,
its four full sections, i understand.
but i don't care about none of that,
its just that sweet little child that i'm lookin at.

flamin amy. she's hands down the thing.
she's the biggest deal since the girl's team won state.
five foot ten in cowboy boots.
she ropes, rides, sings, and shoots.
and she's so pretty it makes me lame.
she could blind the sun, she's a burnin flame...

flame, flame, flame, i call her flamin amy...
hair as red as the sun that sets in the west.
she's so sweet, it makes me mad,
so very good, it makes me feel so bad.

flame, flame, flame, i call her flamin amy...
just boots and jeans, teeshirt and a tan.
she gets real dark for a red headed girl,
and them big brown eyes rule my world.

i've got to call her up, get me a date.
but i can't push the buttons if i burn and shake.
then i know i've got nothin to lose but
these flamin amy blues..........
she's every inch every cowboy's dream, so cool, so kind,
so long, so lean. it makes me feel so mean.

and i know flamin amy doesn't need anything from me.
but give me some time and i tell you oh buddy!
i'm gonna show her how good true love feels,
she's gonna be mine and then here's the deal...
one day when that big sun sets,
we're gonna ride out double off into it.
she's the flamin amy, the flamin amy, the flamin amy....