Why You Been Gone So Long

[Verse 1]
Every time it rains, Lord
I run to my window
All I do is ring my hands and moan
Listen to that thunder roll
And I can hear that lonesome wind blow
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?

[Chorus]
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?
You been gone so long now
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?
The wolf is scratching at my door
And I can hear that lonesome wind blow
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?

[Verse 2]
Someone said they thought they saw you
Roaring down in Reno
With a big ol' man from San Antone
They tell me I'm a fool to pine for you
But what do they know?
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?

[Chorus]
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?
You been gone so long now
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?
The wolf is scratching at my door
And I can hear that lonesome wind blow
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?

[Verse 3]
There ain't nothing I wanna do
I guess I could get stoned
And let the past paint pictures on my head
Kill a fifth of Thunderbird
And try to write a sad song
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?

[Chorus]
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?
You been gone so long now
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?
The wolf is scratching at my door
And I can hear that lonesome wind blow
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?

[Outro Chorus]
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?
You been gone so long now
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?
The wolf is scratching at my door
And I can hear that lonesome wind blow
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long?