Wild Horses at the Watering Hole, Monument Valley - Arizona/Utah
Wild Horses at the Watering Hole, Monument Valley - Arizona/Utah

ARIZONA'S CALLING ME!

I wanna run away to Arizona
where I can start my life all over
I wanna pack up all my gear
and move far away from here

I wanna see what I've been missin'
I'm tired of livin' this life I'm livin'
Life's too short
That's why I wanna... runaway

So, if I should leave tomorrow
to the sound of thunderin' feet
you will know my heart has followed
Arizona's call to me

I wanna run away to Arizona
where the mountains meet the plains
where the dusty roads run under
the burnin' blood within my veins

I wanna put the past behind me
like fading hoofprints in the sand
rest my eyes upon the mountains
and desert land...

and if I should leave tomorrow
to the sound of thunderin' feet
you will know my heart has followed
Arizona's call to me

Yes, Arizona's callin' me
like a mustang wild and free
and if you don't hear from me...
I've runaway

©Copyright 1999 by Nancy L. Meek

These lyrics prompted the poetic response, Arizona's Calling Me
©Copyright June 3, 2006 by Gary Jacobson

and inspired the poem, No Where to Hide in Arizona
©Copyright June 7, 2006 by Kerry 'Doc' Pardue