Long Time Gone

Intro: | | verse 1 Now, daddy sits onna front porch swingin', lookin' out on a vacant field Used to be filled with burly tobacco, now he knows it never will Brother found work in Indiana, sister's a nurse at the old folks home Mama's still cookin' too much for supper and me, I've been a long time gone Yeah, long time gone, no I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when . | Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again verse 2 Now, Delia plays that old church piana, 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 got wind and hit the road runnin' and Lord, I've been a long time gone Yeah, long time gone, Lord, I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when | Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again Break ||: | | | A :|| Bridge Now me, I went to Nashville, tryin' to be the big deal Playin' down on Broadway, gettin' there the hard way Livin' from a tip jar, sleepin' in my car | Hockin' my guitar, yeah I'm gonna be a star verse 3 Now, me and Delia sing every Sunday Watchin' the garden and the children grow We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin' but the music ain't got no soul Ah, 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, yeah, I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when Long time gone and it ain't comin' back, I said a Long time gone, well, I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again Break | | (repeat 6x) Yeah, long time, long time, long time gone | | Gone, gone .. talkin' 'bout Long time, long time, long time gone | | Gone, gone (It's been a very, very long time) Well, long time, long time, long time gone | |