i fell in love with a girl of nineteen
a black-haired girl i called abilene
'young girl, where's your husband?'
'sadly,' she replied, 'i do not have one.'
'then it's you i'll marry with your parents' permission.'

'no, fine sir, they will not let me marry
for i am a young girl
and you are a man without money.'
'then i'll come by your window
tonight when they both will be sleeping

outside your window
in a carriage, i will be waiting
they'll awake, find you gone,
rub their eyes, and think they're dreaming.'
and never did they think
that their abilene would leave them

'now, fine sir, where is it you shall take me?
is it in the mountains high
or is it the deep blue sea?'

Can't you see I'm holding your flag
The one that you left on the ground
Well is the world too heavy for you
If it makes you feel better, I'll carry it, too
No one's gonna stand in your light
Impressions are easy to fight
But until you turn to me and say
You don't need anyone to carry the weight, I will stay o

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Abilene
Bring it on home to me
Abilene

Isn't it good to be free o
Can't you see I'm wearing your shirt
The one with the heart on the sleeve
Everyone can see you've been hurt
But honey don't give up on me
When you gonna make up your mind
When you gonna get out of bed
Well everyday you're gonna find
Broken promises are no worse than words never said

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Then you want someone to come along and save the day
Well you make it much too hard

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Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town I've ever seen.
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene.

I sit alone most every night
Watch those trains pull out of sight
Don't I wish they were carryin' me
Back to Abilene, my Abilene.

Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town I've ever seen.
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene.

-Short BRIDGE-

Crowded city, there ain't nothin' free
Nothin' in this town for me
Wish to the Lord that I could be
In Abilene, sweet Abilene.

Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town I've ever seen.
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene.

Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene.

Can't you see I'm holding your flag
The one that you left on the ground
Well is the world too heavy for you
If it makes you feel better, I'll carry it, too
No one's gonna stand in your light
Impressions are easy to fight
But until you turn to me and say
You don't need anyone to carry the weight, I will stay o

[CHORUS:]
Abilene
Bring it on home to me
Abilene

Isn't it good to be free o
Can't you see I'm wearing your shirt
The one with the heart on the sleeve
Everyone can see you've been hurt
But honey don't give up on me
When you gonna make up your mind
When you gonna get out of bed
Well everyday you're gonna find
Broken promises are no worse than words never said

[CHORUS]

Then you want someone to come along and save the day
Well you make it much too hard

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Something*s goin on
I don*t know what it is
But my phone just rang and I didn*t get no call
No call.
Just waiting here

Abilene, it's got a lot of what you don*t need
It*s got lots of space
Still nothing seems misplaced
You*ve got a face
You are spacey

You got to take it as it comes to you
Don*t need no act of contemplation
Just keep it off your wasteful way for now (?)
It*s not you who has got to change
It*s not your way at all
It*s got to be you

It*s got to be you
The look in your eyes,
the feel of your body close to me
It*s got to be you
Who tells me the world spin away without love

You...
Reason, oh, reason for being once more together
It*s got to be you.

It*s got to be you
The look in your eyes,
the feel of your body close to me
It*s got to be you
Who tells me the world spin away without love

You...
Reason, oh, reason for being once more together
It*s got to be you.
It*s got to be you.
It*s got to be you.
It*s got to be you.