I need somebody who treats me right
But the only thing that keeps me sane
I been gone so long, y'all
It feels like I'm never gettin' home
I been gone too long
I been gone too long
I drive all night and part of the day
I been gone too long
You been ridin' around in your Cadillac
Just come right home, honey, when you're through
I been gone too long
I been a gone, forgone
You been gone so long
All for the love of the blues I play
You been gone too long
Is drivin' down the Bayou in the pourin' rain, y'all
It feels like you're never comin' home
You been gone so long
You been a gone, forgone
It feels like you're never gettin' home
I'll do anything, baby, that you ask me to
Keeps me warm in my bed at night
Baby, baby, I been gone
You been gone too long
You been gone so long
It feels like you're never ever comin' back
I been gone too long