Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Abilene , by - Dave Alvin. Release date: 30.04.2007
Song language: English
Abilene |
| There’s a greyhound bus |
| Leavin' the great Northwest |
| Takin' her tonight |
| Back down south to Texas |
| She’s been dancing' on tables |
| To pay rent and be able |
| To just get by and maybe stay clean |
| Abilene, Abilene |
| Abilene, Abilene |
| Well her daddy’d get drunk |
| Then he’d hit her hard |
| And her mama’d lie in bed |
| High on pills and talkin' to God |
| But like her beautiful tattoos |
| These old memories she can’t lose |
| Since she ran away at fifteen |
| Abilene, Abilene |
| There’s a town ahead that you’ve never seen |
| Maybe it’s better if you get off there and try to |
| Forget everything |
| Abilene |
| Starin' out the window |
| At the long cold night |
| Ahead on the horizon |
| Is another string of bright lights |
| She’s dreamin' of a man she’s goin' to meet |
| In a bar on an Austin street |
| Maybe this one won’t be so mean |
| Abilene, Abilene |
| There’s a town ahead that you’ve never seen |
| And maybe it’s better if you get off there and try to |
| Forget everything |
| Abilene |
| In a Texas bar there’s a man sittin' alone |
| Thinkin' of a girl he swore he’d wait there for |
| But he’s drinkin' beers and he’s feelin' old |
| Rememberin' every lie he’s told |
| ‘Til he changes his mind and he leaves |
| Abilene, Abilene |
| There’s a town ahead that you’ve never seen |
| Maybe it’s better if you get off there and try to |
| Forget everything |
| Abilene, Abilene |
| Oh Abilene, Abilene |