#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:29:52 -0600 From: HERNANDEZ CHAIREZ YUVIA <al36662@alumnos.uacj.mx> Subject: "Long time gone" song lyrics Long Time Gone written by Darrell Scott & Tim OāBrien Performed by The Dixie Chicks from their album "Home" Daddy sits on aā front porch swinging Looking out on a vacant field Used to be filled with burley tābacca Now he knows it never will Brothersā found work in Indiana Sisters a nurse at the old folks home Mama still cooking too much for supper And me Iāve been a long time gone Chorus: Been a long time gone No, I aināt hoed a row since I donāt know when Long time gone And it aināt coming back again Deliah plays that olā church pianāa Sitting out on her daddyās farm She always thought that weād be together Lord I never meant to do her harm Said she could hear me singinā in the choir Me, I heard another song I caught wind and hit the road runninā And Lord, Iāve been a long time gone Chorus: Been a long time gone Lord, I aināt had a prayer since I donāt know when Long time gone And it aināt cominā back again (Instrumental) (Bridge) Now me, I went to Nashville, Tryinā to beat the big deal Playinā down on Broadway Gettin' there the hard way Living from a tip jar Sleeping in my car Hocking my guitar Yeah Iām gonna be a star Now, me and Deliah singing every Sunday Watching the children and the garden grow We listen to the radio to hear whatās cookinā But the music aināt got no soul Now they sound tired but they donāt sound Haggard Theyāve got money but they donāt have Cash They got Junior but they donāt have Hank I think, I think, I think The rest is a long time gone No, I ain't hit the roof since I donāt know when Long time gone And it aināt coming back I said a long time gone No, I aināt honked the horn since I donāt know when Long time gone And it aināt coming back again I said a long time, long time, long time gone Well itās been a long time Long time, long time, long time gone Oh, itās been a long time gone Long time, long time, long time gone Yeah yeah