Luyện nghe bài hát Long Time Gone (1962)

LONG TIME

(Bob revised wording and arrangement by O.V. Michaelsen)

My parents me tenderly, I was their only son;
My mind got mixed with wanderin' when I was too young.
Was a child of thirteen years when I first left my home;
Been a long time comin', Ma, I'll be a long gone.

On a road through south New Mexico, in the dust and sage,
I thought I'd try to find some work, but said I was young of age.
No place to turn, I'd somehow to make it on my own.
Been a time comin' and I'll be a long time gone.

Many times by the highway I tried to flag a ride.
With bloodshot and gritting teeth, I'd watch the cars roll by.
In the empty air, my only guide, I on alone,
Been a long comin' and I'll be a long time gone.

You might see me on your crossroads, when I'll be through,
And dream one day follow as I drift beyond your view,
for a journey that will never lead me home
Been a time comin' and I'll be a long time gone.

If I could one drifter on this long, relentless road,
I'd warn him of its random ways and the it might hold,
But I know I ain't no prophet and I no prophet's son
Just a long time comin' and I'll be a time gone.

So you can have beauty when skin-deep, it only lies,
And you can have your youthhood, it will fade before eyes.
When my roving days are through, just carve upon my
"Been a long time and I'll be a long time gone."