Abilene Lyrics - Damien Jurado

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." 

"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 the mountains high 

Or is it the deep blue sea?"