Daddy sits on the front porch swingin
Looking out on a vacant field
Used to be filled with burley tobacco
Now he knows it never will
My brother found work in Indiana
Sisters a nurse at the old folks home
Mamas still cooking too much for supper
And me, I been a long time gone
Been a long time gone
No I aint hoed a row since I dont know when
Long time gone
And it aint comin back again
Delia plays that old church piano
Sittin 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 singing in the choir
Me I heard another song
I caught wind and hit the road runnin
And Lord I been a long time gone
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
Now me, I went to Nashville
Trying to be the big deal
Playing down on Broadway
Getting 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
Listen to the radio to hear whats cooking
But the music aint got no soul
Now they sound tired but they dont sound Haggard
They 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 a 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
Whoa, 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