Townes Van Zandt
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Gone too long

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Gone too long

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I been gone too long

too long gone, too long

I been travelin hard

I just can't get back home

it's hard to believe I done all that much wrong

I wanna find me a seven

sevens ain't so bad

seven's about the best friend

this poor boy ever had

you get you a seven

one and six don't seem so sad

I ain't bein' alone

bein' alone too long

I'm sick of singin' this same ol' lonesome song

I'm gonna find me a seven and darlin'

I'm comin' home

It's lonesome down along this ol' highway

Darlin' I ain't stayin' here

I don't intend to stay

you may not want me I'm comin' home anyway

When the sun comes creepin'

over the mountain side

I at least lay down and tell myself I tried

I ain't like somebody gonna sit

in no ditch and cry

I been gone too long

too long gone, too long

Travelin' hard I just can't get back home

it's hard to believe I done all that much wrong

Too long gone

too long gone, too long

Travelin' hard, I just can't get back home

It's hard to believe I done all that much wrong

It's hard to believe I done all that much wrong

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