I've Been Gone (For So Long)

Pack them up, move them out Another morning after another night of stouts I've been gone for so long Trying to remember my old routine Sitting on the porch looking at trees so green I've been gone for so long Been adding Kilometers to the dials But my cars can only read the miles So I'm not sure how much there's to go I mine as well say it slow But I gotta keep moving ahead It's the only way back to my bed Cause I've been gone for so long Well I got to be halfway To the next town where I have a place to stay Cause I've been gone for so long At least I'm looping back around Driving the same highway paved on the same ground Cause I've been gone for so long My babies been missing me They're wondering what I can see I see my hands on the wheel, a dirty windshield And a long-flat prairie field God I hope this is the final treck Running out of tune for the old tape deck Cause I've been gone for so long I'd wish to pull in and see the leaves turning yellow With my baby at the door saying hello I've been gone for so long