Abilene

There's a greyhound busHay un autobús de Greyhound

Leavin' the great NorthwestSaliendo del gran Noroeste

Takin' her tonightLlevándola esta noche

Back down south to TexasDe regreso al sur, a Texas

She's been dancing' on tablesHa estado bailando en mesas

To pay rent and be ablePara pagar el alquiler y poder

To just get by and maybe stay clean.Sobrevivir y tal vez mantenerse limpia.

Abilene, AbileneAbilene, Abilene

Abilene, Abilene.Abilene, Abilene.

Well her daddy'd get drunkBueno, su papá se emborrachaba

Then he'd hit her hardY luego la golpeaba fuerte

And her mama'd lie in bedY su mamá yacía en la cama

High on pills and talkin' to GodDrogada con pastillas y hablando con Dios

But like her beautiful tattoosPero como sus hermosos tatuajes

These old memories she can't loseEstos viejos recuerdos no los puede perder

Since she ran away at fifteen.Desde que se escapó a los quince años.

Abilene, AbileneAbilene, Abilene

There's a town ahead that you've never seenHay un pueblo adelante que nunca has visto

Maybe it's better if you get off there and try toQuizás sea mejor si te bajas allí e intentas

Forget everythingOlvidar todo

Abilene.Abilene.

Starin' out the windowMirando por la ventana

At the long cold nightEn la larga noche fría

Ahead on the horizonEn el horizonte

Is another string of bright lightsHay otra hilera de luces brillantes

She's dreamin' of a man she's goin' to meetElla está soñando con un hombre que va a conocer

In a bar on an Austin streetEn un bar en una calle de Austin

Maybe this one won't be so mean.Quizás este no sea tan malo.

Abilene, AbileneAbilene, Abilene

There's a town ahead that you've never seenHay un pueblo adelante que nunca has visto

And maybe it's better if you get off there and try toY quizás sea mejor si te bajas allí e intentas

Forget everythingOlvidar todo

Abilene.Abilene.

In a Texas bar there's a man sittin' aloneEn un bar de Texas hay un hombre sentado solo

Thinkin' of a girl he swore he'd wait there forPensando en una chica por la que juró esperar allí

But he's drinkin' beers and he's feelin' oldPero está tomando cervezas y se siente viejo

Rememberin' every lie he's toldRecordando cada mentira que ha dicho

'Til he changes his mind and he leaves.Hasta que cambia de opinión y se va.

Abilene, AbileneAbilene, Abilene

There's a town ahead that you've never seenHay un pueblo adelante que nunca has visto

Maybe it's better if you get off there and try toQuizás sea mejor si te bajas allí e intentas

Forget everythingOlvidar todo

Abilene, AbileneAbilene, Abilene

Oh Abilene, Abilene.Oh Abilene, Abilene.