Abilene, Abilene    Prettiest town I ever seen.    Folks down there don't treat you mean    In Abilene, my Abilene.       I sit alone most every night    Watch them trains roll out of sight    Wish that they were carryin' me    To Abilene, my Abilene.       Crowded city, ain't nothin' free    Nothin' in this town for me    Wish to God that I could be    In Abilene, my Abilene.       How I wish that train would come    Take me back where I come from.    Take me where I want to be    In Abilene, my Abilene.       Rotgut whiskey numbs the brain    If I stay here I'll go insane.    Think I need a change of scene    To Abilene, my Abilene.       Outside my window cold rain falls,    Sit here starin' at the walls;    If I was home, I'd be serene    In Abilene, my Abilene