No Easy Way Out

                                  She packed a yellow bag made by Samsonite

She only packed enough for an overnight

She caught the morning bus

To catch the early train

That runs just twice a day, up to Abilene

She wasn't showing yet, she kept her secret hid

She didn't tell the boy, she couldn't live with it

It was so hard for her, to make the choice

She fought a hundred miles, with her inner voice



And the water runs deep

In the river of doubt

And it offers no easy way out



Her best friend told the boy, what she was gonna do

The words hit him so hard, it broke his heart in two

And when he heard the news, he made his tires scream

He swore he'd drive all night, to get to Abilene



And the water runs deep

In the river of doubt

And it offers no easy way out



Only the river heard him call her name

As the angels called his

On that bridge in the rain



It's hard to find a job when you're just seventeen

And when the whole town knows you've been to Abilene

But losing him taught her, the value of a life

She wipes away the tears, and holds their baby tight