DADDY SITS
ON THE FRONT PORCH
SWINGIN'
LOOKIN' OUT
ON A VACANT FIELD
USED TO BE FILLED
WITH BURLY TOBACCO
NOW HE KNOWS IT
NEVER WILL
MY 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
BEEN A 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
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DELIA PLAYS THAT
OL' CHURCH PIANO
SITTING OUT
ON HER DADDY'S FARM
SHE ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT 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 CAUGHT WIND
AND HIT THE ROAD
RUNNIN'
AND LORD
I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME
GONE
BEEN A 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
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NOW ME
I WENT TO NASHVILLE
TRYIN' TO BE THE BIG DEAL
PLAYIN' DOWN
ON BROADWAY
GETTIN' THERE
THE HARD WAY
LIVING FROM A TIP JAR
SLEEPING IN MY CAR
HOCKING MY GUITAR
YEAH I'M GONNA BE
A STAR
NOW ME AND DELIA
SINGING EVERY SUNDAY
WATCHING THE CHILDREN
AND THE GARDEN GROW
WE LISTEN TO THE RADIO
TO HEAR WHAT'S COOKIN'
BUT THE MUSIC AIN'T
GOT NO SOUL
NOW THEY SOUND TIRED
BUT THEY DON'T SOUND
HAGGARD
THEY'VE 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
NO I AIN'T HIT THE ROOF
SINCE I DON'T KNOW
WHEN
LONG TIME GONE
AND IT AIN'T COMING BACK
I SAID
A LONG TIME GONE
NO I AIN'T
HONKED THE HORN
SINCE I DON'T KNOW
WHEN
LONG TIME GONE
AND IT AIN'T
COMING BACK AGAIN
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BREAK
I SAID A LONG TIME
LONG TIME
LONG TIME GONE
WELL IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME
LONG TIME
LONG TIME
LONG TIME GONE
OH IT'S BEEN A LONG
TIME
GONE
LONG TIME
LONG TIME
LONG TIME GONE
YEAH YEAH