Daddy sits on a front porch swinging Looking out on a vacant field Used to be filled with burley tbacca 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 Ive been a long time gone [Chorus] Been a long time gone No, I aint hoed a row since I dont know when Long time gone And it aint coming back again Deliah plays that ol church piana Sitting out on her daddys farm She always thought that wed 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, Ive been a long time gone [Chorus] Been a long time gone Lord, I aint had a prayer since I dont know when Long time gone And it aint comin back again [instrumental] You might also like[bridge] 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 Im 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 whats cookin But the music aint got no soul Now they sound tired but they dont sound haggard Theyve got money but they dont have cash They got junior but they dont have hank I think, I think, I think The rest is a long time gone No, I aint hit the roof since I dont know when Long time gone And it aint coming back I said a long time gone No, I aint honked the horn since I dont know when Long time gone And it aint coming back again I said a long time, long time, long time gone Well its been a long time Long time, long time, long time gone Oh, its been a long time gone Long time, long time, long time gone Yeah yeah
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