Why U Been Gone So Long - Rocky Burnette

Everytime it rains Lord I stand at my window All I do is wring my hands and moan Can you hear the thunder roar Can you hear that Lonesome wind blow Tell me baby why you been gone so long Tell me baby why you been gone so long, been gone so long Tell me baby why you been gone so long Wolf was scratchin at my door Lordy don't you hear that Lonesome wind blow Tell me baby why you been gone so long Somebody said that they thought they saw you way down in Reno With a big ol man from San Antone They tell me I'm a fool to cry for you but what do they know Tell me baby why you been gone so long Tell me baby why you been gone so long, been gone so long Tell me baby why you been gone so long Wolf was scratchin at my door Lordy don't you hear that Lonesome wind blow Tell me baby why you been gone so long I guess there's nothing left for me to do but go get stoned Let the past paint pictures through my head Might drink a fifth of Thunderbird and try to write a sad song Tell me baby why you been gone so long

I don't know what I was thinking Leaving my child behind Now I suffer the curse and now I am blind With all this anger, guilt and sadness Coming to haunt me forever I can't wait for the cliff at the end of the river Is this revenge I'm seeking Or seeking someone to avenge me? Stuck in my own paradox I wanna set myself free Or maybe, I should chase and find Before they try to stop it It won't be long before I become their puppet It's been so long Since I last have seen my son Lost to this monster To the man behind the slaughter Since you've been gone I've been singing this stupid song So I could ponder the sanity of your mother I wish I lived in the present With the gift of my past mistakes But the future keeps lurking in like a pack of snakes Your sweet little eyes Your little smile's all I remember Those fuzzy memories mess with my temper Justification is killing me But killing isn't justified What happened to my son? I'm terrified It lingers in my mind And the thought keeps on getting bigger I'm sorry, my sweet baby I wish I'd been there It's been so long Since I last have seen my son Lost to this monster To the man behind the slaughter Since you've been gone I've been singing this stupid song So I could ponder the sanity of your mother

There's a gal they call the Cincinnati Fireball One look You fall for that Cincinnati Fireball I bet you 5, I'm gonna get you 10 She's gonna break my heart again But don't you know-wo-wo I gotta go-wo-wo Back to O-O-O-hio Now when she walks that walk It's such a pleasure to the eye And when she talks sweet talk You love it, though it's all a lie And when she tells you she'll be true But never tells you true to who That's why I know-wo-wo I gotta go-wo-wo Back to O-O-O-hio Well that Cincinnati Fireball She's not too tall, but she's got it all Ooo that kiss, that kiss of fire It makes you wanna climb the wall Well I'm a fool, it's clear But my desire is very small If I could just be near to my Cincinnati Fireball 'Cause every time I hold her tight It's worth 1000 sleepless nights That's why I know-wo-wo I gotta go-wo-wo Back to O-O-O-hio Well that Cincinnati Fireball She's not too tall, but she's got it all Ooo that kiss, that kiss of fire It makes you wanna climb the wall Well I'm a fool, it's clear But my desire is very small If I could just be near to my Cincinnati Fireball 'Cause every time I hold her tight It's worth 1000 sleepless nights That's why I know-wo-wo I gotta go-wo-wo Back to O-O-O-hio That's why I know-wo-wo I gotta go-wo-wo Back to O-O-O-hio