By townes van zandt
I been gone too long
too long gone, too long
i been travelin hard
i just can't get back home
it's hard to believe i done all that much wrong

i wanna find me a seven
sevens ain't so bad
seven's about the best friend
this poor boy ever had
you get you a seven
one and six don't seem so sad

i ain't bein' alone
bein' alone too long
i'm sick of singin' this same ol' lonesome song
i'm gonna find me a seven and darlin'
i'm comin' home

it's lonesome down along this ol' highway
darlin' i ain't stayin' here
i don't intend to stay
you may not want me i'm comin' home anyway

when the sun comes creepin'
over the mountain side
i at least lay down and tell myself i tried
i ain't like somebody gonna sit
in no ditch and cry

i been gone too long
too long gone, too long
travelin' hard i just can't get back home
it's hard to believe i done all that much wrong

too long gone
too long gone, too long
travelin' hard, i just can't get back home
it's hard to believe i done all that much wrong
it's hard to believe i done all that much wrong