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Long GoneAbilene airport 6 amHe had a teary little woman hangin' on to him Sayin' "promise me Billy, you'll call me when you reach LA" 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 is was to fly It was the best way out of a love that wasn't meant to last All those bindin' words she used to love to hear Like forever and whatever you want my dear Just memories, now somethin' in the misty 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'd 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 S.O.B Tell him June is huntin' There ain't nothin' in this world as free" He was long gone Long, long gone Skippin' like a stone He packed up his heart And he was long gone ... |