[00:10.19]She packed a yellow bag made by Samsonite [00:15.52]She only packed enough for an overnight [00:20.43]She caught the morning bus [00:22.93]To catch the early train [00:25.59]That runs just twice a day, up to Abilene [00:35.63]She wasn’t showing yet, she kept her secret hid [00:40.35]She didn’t tell the boy, she couldn’t live with it [00:45.39]It was so hard for her, to make the choice [00:51.27]She fought a hundred miles, with her inner voice [00:59.92]And the water runs deep [01:04.86]In the river of doubt [01:09.81]And it offers no easy way out [01:20.90]Her best friend told the boy, what she was gonna do [01:25.98]The words hit him so hard, it broke his heart in two [01:30.89]And when he heard the news, he made his tires scream [01:36.04]He swore he’d drive all night, to get to Abilene [01:45.22]And the water runs deep [01:50.45]In the river of doubt [01:55.49]And it offers no easy way out [02:06.43]Only the river heard him call her name [02:15.17]As the angels called his [02:20.32]On that bridge in the rain [02:27.02]It’s hard to find a job when you’re just seventeen [02:31.62]And when the whole town knows you’ve been to Abilene [02:36.76]But losing him taught her, the value of a life [02:42.16]She wipes away the tears, and holds their baby tight