[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1: Slow, sparse fingerpicked electric guitar; dry room tone; vocals weary and intimate] Three weeks on the road Then another three weeks gone Then another three weeks away I ain't been home since May [Verse 2: Add gentle slide guitar; slight reverb on vocals; drums barely brushing in] In your eyes I see the tears I know you've had your fears I know I need to change But I keep doin' the same damn thing [Chorus: Swell of guitar and organ; slow snare roll-in; vocals lifted, emotional] I know it's been too long I know you're wonderin' if I'm holdin' on And I know I did you wrong I know it's been too long [Verse 3: Pull back instrumentation; let the bass walk soft beneath guitar bends] I ain't got no good excuse You know I'm tellin' the truth I'm too far from home I left you all alone [Verse 4: Grit in the guitar tone rises; minor chord stabs; vocals edge into desperation] The music was callin' my name The money made me insane I ain't makin' any sense I know I ain't been makin' rent [Chorus: Return to full instrumentation; background harmony faintly echoes lines] I know it's been too long I know you're wonderin' if I'm holdin' on And I know I did you wrong I know it's been too long [Instrumental Outro]
