No Easy Way Out
Wade Kirby, Kim Tribble, Liz Rose
Encore / Encore / Encore

Verse 1
She packed a yellow bag
Made by Samsonite
She only took enough
For an over night
She caught the morning bus
To catch the early train
That runs just twice a day
Up to Abilene

Verse 2
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

Chorus
And the water runs deep
In the river of doubt
And it offers
No easy way out

Verse 3
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

Bridge
Only the river
Heard him call her name
As the angels called his
On that bridge in the rain

Verse 3
It’s hard to find a job
When you’re just 17
And 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