I think, I think, I think
No, I ain't honked the horn
Used to be filled with burley t'bacca
Lord, I ain't had a prayer
Long time, long time, long time gone
Me, I heard another song
Since I don’t know when long time gone
They got Junior but they don't have Hank
And it ain't comin' back again
Sister's a nurse at the old folks home
I caught wind and hit the road runnin'
No, I ain't hit the roof
Been a long time gone
Deliah plays that ol' church pian'a
They've got money but they don't have Cash
But the music ain't got no soul
Oh, it's been a long time gone
Sitting out on her daddy's farm
Since I don't know when, long time gone
Living from a tip jar, sleeping in my car
Mama still cooking too much for supper
I said a long time gone
Long time, long time, long time gone
Said she could hear me singin' in the choir
Now me, I went to Nashville, tryin' to beat the big deal
And it ain't coming back again
And it ain't coming back again
And me I’ve been a long time gone
Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
And it ain't coming back
Hocking my guitar, yeah I’m gonna be a star
And Lord, I've been a long time gone
Now, me and Deliah singing every Sunday
Lord I never meant to do her harm
My brother's found work in Indiana
She always thought that we'd be together
No, I ain't hoed a row
Since I don’t know when long time gone
Playin' down on Broadway, gettin' there the hard way
Since I don't know when, long time gone
Watching the children and the garden grow
I said a long time, long time, long time gone
We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin’
Well it’s been a long time
Been a long time gone
Now he knows it never will
The rest is a long time gone
