Long Time Gone

Sister's a nurse at the old folks home
And it ain't coming back

Since I don’t know when long time gone
No, I ain't hit the roof
Oh, it's been a long time gone

Been a long time gone
Lord, I ain't had a prayer
Since I don’t know when long time gone
They got Junior but they don't have Hank

I caught wind and hit the road runnin'
Watching the children and the garden grow
Sitting out on her daddy's farm

Since I don't know when, long time gone
Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
Said she could hear me singin' in the choir
Been a long time gone
Long time, long time, long time gone
Lord I never meant to do her harm
And me I’ve been a long time gone
They've got money but they don't have Cash

But the music ain't got no soul
I said a long time, long time, long time gone
I think, I think, I think

My brother's found work in Indiana
Now, me and Deliah singing every Sunday
We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin’
And it ain't comin' back again
Long time, long time, long time gone
Now me, I went to Nashville, tryin' to beat the big deal
Used to be filled with burley t'bacca
Hocking my guitar, yeah I’m gonna be a star
And it ain't coming back again
No, I ain't honked the horn
Well it’s been a long time
Deliah plays that ol' church pian'a
Playin' down on Broadway, gettin' there the hard way
And it ain't coming back again
Me, I heard another song
I said a long time gone
Mama still cooking too much for supper

Now he knows it never will
The rest is a long time gone

Since I don't know when, long time gone
No, I ain't hoed a row
Living from a tip jar, sleeping in my car
And Lord, I've been a long time gone
She always thought that we'd be together