"Amarillo by Morning" is a country music song written by Paul Fraser and Terry Stafford.
Stafford wrote the lyrics after playing with his band at a rodeo in San Antonio, Texas, and then driving back to his home in Amarillo, Texas

Stafford recorded the song on his Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose album, released in 1973.[3][4] The single was released August 2, 1973, by Atlantic Records with the Master number 26867. The single "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" had been previously released as an A-side 45 (Atlantic Master 26868; June 7, 1973), but due to the success of "Amarillo by Morning", the single was re-released October 4, 1973 as the A-side (Atlantic Master 26867-1 stereo and Atlantic Master 26867-2 mono), with "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" on the B-side.[5] The song entered the Cash Box Country Looking Ahead chart November 3, 1973, the Cash Box Country chart on December 15, 1973, peaking at #37, the Billboard Country chart December 1, 1973, peaking at #31, the Record World Country chart December 15, 1973, peaking at #50, and Canada RPM Country chart January 26, 1974, peaking at #38.[4]
The song has been recorded by numerous artists, including rodeo champion Chris LeDoux in 1975 on his album Life as a Rodeo Man, Terry Bullard, Kelly Schoppa, Asleep at the Wheel, and more recently by Clifton Jansky. George Strait covered the song in 1982, it appeared on Strait's 1982 album Strait from the Heart (LP MCA 5320). It was released on MCA as a single, release number 52162. The publisher's release was January 14, 1983, and the full release came February 16, 1983. The single entered the Billboard Country chart February 12, 1983, peaking at #4.[6] A cover was also recorded by John Arthur Martinez on his 2004 album Lone Starry Night. [info courtesy: wikipedia.org] (less info)