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.
Abilene
Hay un autobús de Greyhound
Saliendo del gran Noroeste
Llevándola esta noche
De regreso al sur, a Texas
Ha estado bailando en mesas
Para pagar el alquiler y poder
Sobrevivir y tal vez mantenerse limpia.
Abilene, Abilene
Abilene, Abilene.
Bueno, su papá se emborrachaba
Y luego la golpeaba fuerte
Y su mamá yacía en la cama
Drogada con pastillas y hablando con Dios
Pero como sus hermosos tatuajes
Estos viejos recuerdos no los puede perder
Desde que se escapó a los quince años.
Abilene, Abilene
Hay un pueblo adelante que nunca has visto
Quizás sea mejor si te bajas allí e intentas
Olvidar todo
Abilene.
Mirando por la ventana
En la larga noche fría
En el horizonte
Hay otra hilera de luces brillantes
Ella está soñando con un hombre que va a conocer
En un bar en una calle de Austin
Quizás este no sea tan malo.
Abilene, Abilene
Hay un pueblo adelante que nunca has visto
Y quizás sea mejor si te bajas allí e intentas
Olvidar todo
Abilene.
En un bar de Texas hay un hombre sentado solo
Pensando en una chica por la que juró esperar allí
Pero está tomando cervezas y se siente viejo
Recordando cada mentira que ha dicho
Hasta que cambia de opinión y se va.
Abilene, Abilene
Hay un pueblo adelante que nunca has visto
Quizás sea mejor si te bajas allí e intentas
Olvidar todo
Abilene, Abilene
Oh Abilene, Abilene.