Glen Burtnick: Abalene [lyrics]

Glen Burtnick: Abalene [lyrics]

Glen Burtnick

Abalene

Statue of Liberty 1979

I stood in the crowd and thought the whole world was mine

Oh, here's a drink to the innocence gone by

And oh, here’s to how hard we tried

But it meant nothing at all

I held on but I kept on falling

Oh Abalene, who can say what might have been

I'm going through what only you could know

Whoa Abalene

I always get the feeling when I hear your name

I've been walking through the narrow streets in my dreams again

Oh if we could only start over once again

Then oh, would we still come to this end

Up against a frozen wall - out of breath and always calling oh Abalene

Oh Abalene, who can say what might have been

I’m going through what only you could know

Whoa Abalene

No matter where I'm wandering

No matter where I go

All I keep remembering, all I know is you

You won't let me go

And now I'm calling out - calling out

Reaching for something to hold that reminds me of you

Oh Abalene, who can say what might have been

I'm going through what only you could know

Whoa Abalene