Written by Katie Armiger/Mark Oliverius
Verse
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It'd take about 900 miles round trip
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To walk on the Gulf of Mexico
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We'd jump in my daddy's beat up truck
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Drive all night and don't look back
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Momma she'd go crazy
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Just wonderin' where we're at
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Seventeen in Abilene
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You and me, biggest sky you've ever seen
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There're so many miles of open road
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And so many places still left to go
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Seventeen, runnin' from Abilene 
Verse
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It doesn't take much for us to drive away
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Cause all we need's just a little bit of faith
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I got fifty bucks in my pocket
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It'll get us there, but maybe not back
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The sun is shining from head to toe
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And I don't think I'll ever let you go
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Seventeen in Abilene
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You and me, biggest sky you've ever seen
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There're so many miles of open road
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And so many places still left to go
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Seventeen, runnin' from Abilene
Bridge
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I see the stars in your eyes
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Let's start the rest of our lives tonight
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Seventeen in Abilene
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You and me, biggest sky you've ever seen
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There're so many miles of open road
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And so many places still left to go
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Seventeen, runnin' from Abilene
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Seventeen, runnin' from Abilene
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