"Long Time Gone" by Dixie Chicks (Darrell Scott/Tim O'Brien)

1st Verse

Daddy sits on the front porch swingin'
Lookin' out on a vacant field
Used to be filled with burley tobacco
Now he knows it never will
My 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

Chorus

Been a 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

2nd Verse

Delia plays that ol' church pian'a
Sittin' out on her daddy's farm
She always thought that 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 caught wind and hit the road runnin'
And Lord, I've been long time gone

2nd Chorus

Been a 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

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

3rd Verse

Now me and Delia singin' every Sunday
Watchin' the children and the garden grow
We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin'
But the music ain't got no soul
Now 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

Final Chorus

A long time gone
No, I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when
Long time gone, and it ain't comin' back
I said a long time gone
No, I ain't honked the horn since I don't know when
Long time gone, and it ain't comin' back again

Tag

I said a long time, long time, long time gone
Well, it's been a long time
Long time, long time, long time gone
Oh, it's been a long time gone
Long time, long time, long time gone
Yeah, yeah

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