Long Time Gone
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โฑ๏ธ 3:45 duration
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๐ Lyrics
My parents raised me tenderly
I was their only son
My mind got mixed with ramblin'
When I was all so young
And I left my home the first time
When I was twelve and one
I'm a long time a-comin', Maw
An' I'll be a long time gone
On the Western side of Texas
On the Texas plains
I tried to find a job of work
But they said, "I was young of age"
My eyes they burned when I had
"Go home where you belong!"
I'm a long time a-comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone
I remember when I was ramblin'
Around with the carnival trains
Different towns, different people
Somehow they're all the same
I remember children's faces best
I remember travelin' on
I'm a long time a-comin'
I'll be a long time gone
I once loved a fair young maid
An' I ain't too big to tell
If she broke my heart a single time
She broke it ten or twelve
I walked and talked all by myself
I did not tell no one
I'm a long time a-comin', babe
An' I'll be a long time gone
Many times by the highway side
I tried to flag a ride
With bloodshot eyes and gritting teeth
I'd watch the cars roll by
The empty air hung in my head
I was thinkin' all day long
I'm a long time a-comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone
You might see me on your crossroads
When I'm a-passin' through
Remember me how you wished to
As I'm a-driftin' from your view
I ain't got the time to think about it
I got too much to get done
Well, I'm a long time comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone
If I can't help somebody
With a word or song
If I can't show somebody
They are travelin' wrong
But I know I ain't no prophet
An' I ain't no prophet's son
I'm just a long time a-comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone
So you can have your beauty
It's skin deep and it only lies
And you can have your youth
It'll rot before your eyes
Just give to me my gravestone
With it clearly carved upon
"I was a long time a-comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone"
I was their only son
My mind got mixed with ramblin'
When I was all so young
And I left my home the first time
When I was twelve and one
I'm a long time a-comin', Maw
An' I'll be a long time gone
On the Western side of Texas
On the Texas plains
I tried to find a job of work
But they said, "I was young of age"
My eyes they burned when I had
"Go home where you belong!"
I'm a long time a-comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone
I remember when I was ramblin'
Around with the carnival trains
Different towns, different people
Somehow they're all the same
I remember children's faces best
I remember travelin' on
I'm a long time a-comin'
I'll be a long time gone
I once loved a fair young maid
An' I ain't too big to tell
If she broke my heart a single time
She broke it ten or twelve
I walked and talked all by myself
I did not tell no one
I'm a long time a-comin', babe
An' I'll be a long time gone
Many times by the highway side
I tried to flag a ride
With bloodshot eyes and gritting teeth
I'd watch the cars roll by
The empty air hung in my head
I was thinkin' all day long
I'm a long time a-comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone
You might see me on your crossroads
When I'm a-passin' through
Remember me how you wished to
As I'm a-driftin' from your view
I ain't got the time to think about it
I got too much to get done
Well, I'm a long time comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone
If I can't help somebody
With a word or song
If I can't show somebody
They are travelin' wrong
But I know I ain't no prophet
An' I ain't no prophet's son
I'm just a long time a-comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone
So you can have your beauty
It's skin deep and it only lies
And you can have your youth
It'll rot before your eyes
Just give to me my gravestone
With it clearly carved upon
"I was a long time a-comin'
An' I'll be a long time gone"
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:04.54] My parents raised me tenderly
[00:06.97] I was their only son
[00:10.26] My mind got mixed with ramblin'
[00:12.43] When I was all so young
[00:16.42] And I left my home the first time
[00:18.28] When I was twelve and one
[00:22.50] I'm a long time a-comin', Maw
[00:24.71] An' I'll be a long time gone
[00:30.14] On the Western side of Texas
[00:32.67] On the Texas plains
[00:36.76] I tried to find a job of work
[00:38.50] But they said, "I was young of age"
[00:43.63] My eyes they burned when I had
[00:46.08] "Go home where you belong!"
[00:49.69] I'm a long time a-comin'
[00:50.96] An' I'll be a long time gone
[00:58.14] I remember when I was ramblin'
[00:59.94] Around with the carnival trains
[01:03.54] Different towns, different people
[01:05.57] Somehow they're all the same
[01:09.96] I remember children's faces best
[01:11.49] I remember travelin' on
[01:15.68] I'm a long time a-comin'
[01:17.23] I'll be a long time gone
[01:24.26] I once loved a fair young maid
[01:26.00] An' I ain't too big to tell
[01:30.07] If she broke my heart a single time
[01:32.09] She broke it ten or twelve
[01:37.21] I walked and talked all by myself
[01:39.48] I did not tell no one
[01:43.31] I'm a long time a-comin', babe
[01:45.25] An' I'll be a long time gone
[01:56.95] Many times by the highway side
[01:59.36] I tried to flag a ride
[02:02.27] With bloodshot eyes and gritting teeth
[02:04.97] I'd watch the cars roll by
[02:08.34] The empty air hung in my head
[02:10.77] I was thinkin' all day long
[02:14.28] I'm a long time a-comin'
[02:16.39] An' I'll be a long time gone
[02:22.34] You might see me on your crossroads
[02:24.83] When I'm a-passin' through
[02:28.38] Remember me how you wished to
[02:30.86] As I'm a-driftin' from your view
[02:34.32] I ain't got the time to think about it
[02:38.18] I got too much to get done
[02:40.63] Well, I'm a long time comin'
[02:42.46] An' I'll be a long time gone
[02:48.61] If I can't help somebody
[02:50.78] With a word or song
[02:54.73] If I can't show somebody
[02:56.57] They are travelin' wrong
[02:59.06] But I know I ain't no prophet
[03:02.32] An' I ain't no prophet's son
[03:06.40] I'm just a long time a-comin'
[03:08.23] An' I'll be a long time gone
[03:14.63] So you can have your beauty
[03:16.48] It's skin deep and it only lies
[03:20.13] And you can have your youth
[03:22.14] It'll rot before your eyes
[03:25.84] Just give to me my gravestone
[03:28.04] With it clearly carved upon
[03:32.20] "I was a long time a-comin'
[03:33.70] An' I'll be a long time gone"
[03:38.30]
[00:06.97] I was their only son
[00:10.26] My mind got mixed with ramblin'
[00:12.43] When I was all so young
[00:16.42] And I left my home the first time
[00:18.28] When I was twelve and one
[00:22.50] I'm a long time a-comin', Maw
[00:24.71] An' I'll be a long time gone
[00:30.14] On the Western side of Texas
[00:32.67] On the Texas plains
[00:36.76] I tried to find a job of work
[00:38.50] But they said, "I was young of age"
[00:43.63] My eyes they burned when I had
[00:46.08] "Go home where you belong!"
[00:49.69] I'm a long time a-comin'
[00:50.96] An' I'll be a long time gone
[00:58.14] I remember when I was ramblin'
[00:59.94] Around with the carnival trains
[01:03.54] Different towns, different people
[01:05.57] Somehow they're all the same
[01:09.96] I remember children's faces best
[01:11.49] I remember travelin' on
[01:15.68] I'm a long time a-comin'
[01:17.23] I'll be a long time gone
[01:24.26] I once loved a fair young maid
[01:26.00] An' I ain't too big to tell
[01:30.07] If she broke my heart a single time
[01:32.09] She broke it ten or twelve
[01:37.21] I walked and talked all by myself
[01:39.48] I did not tell no one
[01:43.31] I'm a long time a-comin', babe
[01:45.25] An' I'll be a long time gone
[01:56.95] Many times by the highway side
[01:59.36] I tried to flag a ride
[02:02.27] With bloodshot eyes and gritting teeth
[02:04.97] I'd watch the cars roll by
[02:08.34] The empty air hung in my head
[02:10.77] I was thinkin' all day long
[02:14.28] I'm a long time a-comin'
[02:16.39] An' I'll be a long time gone
[02:22.34] You might see me on your crossroads
[02:24.83] When I'm a-passin' through
[02:28.38] Remember me how you wished to
[02:30.86] As I'm a-driftin' from your view
[02:34.32] I ain't got the time to think about it
[02:38.18] I got too much to get done
[02:40.63] Well, I'm a long time comin'
[02:42.46] An' I'll be a long time gone
[02:48.61] If I can't help somebody
[02:50.78] With a word or song
[02:54.73] If I can't show somebody
[02:56.57] They are travelin' wrong
[02:59.06] But I know I ain't no prophet
[03:02.32] An' I ain't no prophet's son
[03:06.40] I'm just a long time a-comin'
[03:08.23] An' I'll be a long time gone
[03:14.63] So you can have your beauty
[03:16.48] It's skin deep and it only lies
[03:20.13] And you can have your youth
[03:22.14] It'll rot before your eyes
[03:25.84] Just give to me my gravestone
[03:28.04] With it clearly carved upon
[03:32.20] "I was a long time a-comin'
[03:33.70] An' I'll be a long time gone"
[03:38.30]