[verse] Oh, itโs been a Long time gone. Canโt get back, To where I belong. Small town, Went, and got big. My childhood home, Is a parking lot, now. Handful of nothinโ is, What I got. Ainโt nothing to show, For this, weary heart. Itโs just, In my head. These memoriesโฆ [chorus] Sweet tea, And a shade tree, Long time gone. Livinโ clean, And livinโ free, Long time gone. Summer heat, And a cool creek, Long time gone. Dirt roads, And fishinโ poles, Long time gone. Canโt see my mama, But I know, โฆshe sees me. [verse] I miss my grandpa, And my grandma. Grandpa, Gone fishinโ. Grandma, Always, In the kitchen. Dishing out, Biscuits and gravy, That southern cooking, Saved me. Always the way, To get to This heart. Miss you guys, So bad, Too bad, I Canโt get back, To the start. [bridge] Get back Get back Get backโฆ Get on back To the start [verse] Pledge of Allegiance, Saluting the flag. Saying your prayers, At supper and church. Giving your neighbor, A wave! Miss those days, When everyday seemed, Like it would last Forever. Full of magic, Beyond measure. Every moment, still, Something I treasure. Riding bikes, In a ravine. Exploring. Searching for, Things unseen. Catching crawdads. Eatinโ berries, On the vine. Hours of free time, With friends, playing โฆOutside. All this time, Thinking of home. Home has moved on, Left me behind [chorus] Sweet tea And a shade tree Long time gone Livinโ clean And livinโ free Long time gone Summer heat And a cool creek Long time gone Dirt roads Showing me the way Home Oh no Long time gone [instrumental break] Oooooooh oooooooooh nooooooooooooooo Ooooooooh ooooooooh nooooooooooooooo Even though I know These days are Tomorrows gold We will look back On this present still frame And wonder how Innocence got away Today is tomorrowโs โGood ole daysโ And these daysโฆ Thatโs a long time gone Oh yeah Long time gone Long time gone Been a long time Long time gone Long time Long time gone [instrumental outro]
