Texty piesní Confederate Railroad

Confederate Railroad

Long Gone

Abilene airport, six a.m.

He had a teary little woman hangin' onto him

Sayin', Promise me Billy

You'll call me when you reach L.A.

He said, I'm keepin' your number, honey right up here

He was tappin' on his temple

But the point was clear

He had no intention of ever comin' back no way

He was long gone

Long, long gone

Skippin' like a stone

He packed up his heart and he was long gone

Two packs of peanuts and a Canada Dry

Had him thinkin' what a luxury it was to fly

It was the best way out

Of a love that wasn't meant to last

All those fightin' words she used used to love to hear

Like "whatever" and "whatever you want my dear"

Are just memories now

Something in the distant past

He was long gone

Long, long gone

Skippin' like a stone

He packed up his heart and he was long gone

Nine months later on a TV show

He saw a teary little woman that he used to know

She said, Lord yes, Oprah, he left me back in Abilene

She flashed his picture for the world to see

And said, If anybody knows this lousy SOB

Tell him, Junior's hungry

There ain't nothin' in this world that's free

He was long gone

Long, long gone

Skippin' like a stone

He packed up his heart and he was long gone

He was gone, long gone...