Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nathan Carter
Vocals
Jonathan Owens
Drums
John Byrne
Saxophone
Oleg Kondratenko
Conductor
Danny Sheerin
Background Vocals
Matt McGranaghan
Fiddle
Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra
Strings
Paul McNeilly
Acoustic Guitar
Declan O'Hare
Acoustic Guitar
Packie McDermot
Electric Guitar
Frankie Colohan
Acoustic Guitar
David Arkins
Acoustic Guitar
Richard Nelson
Steel Guitar
Eamon McLoughlin
Fiddle
Dessie Hynes
Tin Whistle
Jim McVeigh
Accordion
Jeff Taylor
Accordion
Gary O'Meara
Banjo
Kane O'rourke
Tin Whistle
Scott Vestal
5-String Banjo
Noel Carberry
Uilleann Pipes
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Darrell Scott
Composer
Jonathan Owens
Arranger
John Byrne
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jonathan Owens
Producer
Lyrics
Daddy sits on a' front porch swinging
Looking out on a vacant field
Used to be filled with burley t'bacca
Now he knows it never will
My Brothers found work in Indiana
M' Sisters a nurse at the old folks home
Mama still cooking too much for supper
And me I've been a long time gone
I've 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 coming back again
Deliah plays that ol' church piano
Sitting 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 a long time gone
I've 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
Now me, I went to Nashville,
Tryin' to beat the big deal
Playin' down on Broadway
Gettin' there the hard way
Living from a tip jar
Sleeping in my car
Hocking my guitar
Yeah I'm gonna be a star
Now, me and Deliah singing every Sunday
Watching 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've 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
No, I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when
Long time gone
And it ain't coming 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 coming back again
Yeah
Writer(s): Darrell Scott
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