Long Time Gone

Yeah, 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's found work in Indiana Sister's a nurse at the old folks' home Mama's still cooking too much for supper And me, I been a long time gone Been a long time gone I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't comin' back again Now, Delia plays that old church piano 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 caught wind and hit the road runnin' Lord, I been a long time gone Been a long time gone 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, trying to be the big deal Playing down on Broadway, getting 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 Delia sing every Sunday Watching the garden and the children grow We listen to the radio to hear what's cooking 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 A long time gone No, I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't coming back again (long time gone) No, I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't coming back again Yeah Yeah Well, a long time, long time, long time gone Lord, it's been a long time A long time, long time, long time gone Lord, it's been a long time gone Well, a long time, long time, long time gone, yeah, yeah