Dear Abbie

(Kinky Friedman)

From a friend of yours in Texas
Who??s had a little trouble finding love.
I??m considered quite attractive
And I??ve always been quite active at the club.
But the life I lead??s so lonesome
That I wonder, Abbie, if you??ve ever known
What it??s like to live in others?? dreams
And never have a dream to call your own.
There??s a divorcee in Dallas,
There??s a girl who??s much too young in Idaho.
London Bridge is falling down
And the clergyman is out of town
And there??s a daughter no one wants in Buffalo.
And I??m wondering ?®bout America,
Wondering if we lost more than the war.
I??m just wondering if there??s any silver lining left
Behind the golden door.

And dear Abbie, Abbie I just had to write.
Dear Abbie, Abbie is there any love in sight ?

Well, the last time that I saw you
You were living at the old Chelsea Hotel.
Even though it??s been a while, hell
Even now it makes me smile
To think of how you tennis-shoed the bill.
And it seems like only yesterday
You fell off of the sea-saw and you cried
And your daddy lit the fireworks
In the backyard on the fourth day of July.

And dear Abbie, Abbie I just had to write,
Dear Abbie, Abbie, where are you tonight ?