Long Gone

Abilene airport, 6 A.M
He had a teary little woman hangin' on to 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 bag and wear she used to look up here
Buy whatever and whatever you want, my dear
You're 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'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 hungry"
"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

He was long gone
Long, Long gone
Skippin' like a stone
He packed up his heart
And he was long gone
(Long, long gone)

He was long gone (long, long gone)
He was long gone
He was long gone
He was long gone