Daddy says I'm from Port Swingin' Lookin' out on a vacant land Lookin' out on a vacant field Used to be filled with burly tobacco Now we know that it never will Brother found work in Indiana Sisters and nurse at the old folks' home Mama still cookin' Too much for supper and me I've been a long time gone Been a long time gone No, I ain't Portoro since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't comin' back again Julia plays that old church piano Sittin' 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 Think I heard another song I caught wind and hit the road runnin' Lord, I've been a long time gone Been a long time gone No, I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't comin' back again . . . Now me, I went to Nashville tryin' to be the big deal Layin' down on Broadway, givin' that heart away Livin' from a tip jar, sleepin' in my car Hoppin' my guitar, yeah, I'm gonna be stoned Now me and Delia singin' every Sunday Watchin' the children in 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 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 comin' back Said a long time gone No, I ain't walked the floor since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't comin' back again . . . Said a long time, a long time, a long time gone Oh, it's been a long time Long time, a long time, a long time gone Oh, it's been a long time gone Long time, a long time, a long time gone, yeah . . . . . .