Long Gone

Puts the car in drive
Another day another 9 to 5
His dreams are fading
But he keeps them alive
Saying one of these days he'll up and leave this town

But you know what they say
Time moves fast and he's got bills to pay
Reaching for the bottle to get away
From all the questions in his head
Like What's this all for? All these years I could have swore

I thought I'd be
Long gone by now
Long gone by now
Long gone by now

Puts the glass on the bar
Sneaks out the back door with the keys to the car
But the police say he only got so far
Before he woke up in a field
And then through teary eyes
Looks up to heaven and he cries

I thought I'd be
Long gone by now
Long gone by now
Long gone by now

It's slow at first
He gets clean and he starts to go to church
Finally finds out what his life is worth
So much more than he deserves
And here's what I've found
Don't wait for life, you had it now

I thought I'd be
Long gone by now
Long gone by now
Long gone by now

I thought I'd be
(I thought I'd be)
Long gone by now
(Long gone by now)
Long gone by now
(Long gone, long gone, nothing wrong by now)
Long gone by now
(I took the wrong but I've come a long way by now)

I thought I'd be
Long gone by now
Long gone by now
Long gone by now
(Here I am I'm finally found and now)

Long gone
Thought I'd be long gone
Long gone
Long by now