Well I've been gone a long time
And time has passed us by
And I know it won't be long til I get home
I see your smilin face
Well I just can't a-wait
For those good ol' happy days when we're alone
Well I'm comin through the mountains
On my way back home
I see the snow fallin' on that good ol' mountain town
And I know it won't be long
I'm in your loving arms
And we'll live together and things will be better for you
You and me - can't ya see
Woman - I've been a long time gone
To be a thousand miles from home I know I've done you wrong
And I know it won't be long
I'm in your loving arms
Woman been a long - I've been a long time gone
When I hit that mountain road
I've got five miles left to go
I smell that good old mountain air in the pine trees
There she stood alone
With a pretty white dress on
I felt that good old mountain air blowing up a breeze
Woman - I've been a long time gone
To be a thousand miles from home I know I've done you wrong
And I know it won't be long
I'm in your loving arms
Woman been a long - I've been a long time gone