"Gone Too Long" lyrics

Hear the dial on the telephone
Nah, she never picks up when I call home
Guess I gotta lay down my pride
Nah, I couldn't even blame her if I tried

I've been gone for way too long
I've been gone, I've been gone for way too long

Been blowing more smoke than a midnight train
Roll it up, burn it straight to my brain
Don't know the last time I saw her face
So, it all run together when you live this way

I've been gone for way too long
I've been gone, I've been gone for way too long

Been traveling down the white line ain't nobody wanna go down
Running in the night from the howl of the devil's hound
Took a left at the crossroads and ran into a party crowd
Searching for a high that'll never let me come down

Oh, you better take my words and write it true
I ain't ever coming back to you
I lost myself in all your wrongs
But, girl, I'm coming back 'cause I been gone too long

Sunrise knows my name
Each conversation goes the same
Sun, sun, go away
You know I'm only happy on a rainy day

'Cause I been gone for way too long
I been gone, I've been gone for way too long

Been traveling down the white line ain't nobody wanna go down
Running in the night from the howl of the devil's hound
Took a left at the crossroads and ran into a party crowd
Searching for a high that'll never let me come down

Oh, you better take my words and write it true
I ain't ever coming back to you
Lost myself in all your wrongs
But girl, I'm coming back 'cause I been gone too—
Girl, I'm coming back 'cause I been gone too—
Girl, I'm coming back 'cause I been gone too long