Abilene

by Lester Brown

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Abilene, Abilene.  

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Prettiest town I've ever seen.

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Women there will treat you mean 

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in  Abilene, my Abilene.

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I sit alone most every night.

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Watch the trains pull out of sight;

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Don't I wish they were carrying me 

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Back to Abilene, my Abilene.

Abilene, Abilene.  Prettiest town that I'v ever seen.
Women there don't treat you mean, in Abilene, my Abilene.
Crowded city there ain't nothing free
Nothing in this town for me
Wish to the Lord that I could be
In Abilene, my Abilene.