Now, daddy sits onna front porch swingin', lookin' out on a vacant field
Used to be filled with burly tobacco, now he knows it never will
Brother found work in Indiana, sister's a nurse at the old folks home
Mama's still cookin' too much for supper and me, I've been a long time gone
Yeah, long time gone, no I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again
verse 2
Now, Delia plays that old church piana, sittin' out on her daddy's farm
She always thought we'd be together, Lord, I never meant to do her harm
Said she could hear me singin' in the choir, me I heard another song
I got wind and hit the road runnin' and Lord, I've been a long time gone
Yeah, long time gone, Lord, I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again
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Bridge
Now me, I went to Nashville, tryin' to be the big deal
Playin' down on Broadway, gettin' there the hard way
Livin' from a tip jar, sleepin' in my car
Hockin' my guitar, yeah I'm gonna be a star
verse 3
Now, me and Delia sing every Sunday
Watchin' the garden and the children grow
We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin' but the music ain't got no soul
Ah, they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
They got money but they don't have Cash
They got Junior but they don't have Hank
I think, I think, I think, the rest is a
Long time gone, yeah, I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back, I said a
Long time gone, well, I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again
Break
Yeah, long time, long time, long time gone
Gone, gone talkin' 'bout
Long time, long time, long time gone
D D
Well, long time, long time, long time gone