Its raining in December
And you're a long way from home
Not too sure where that is
Cause its been so damn long
Your mind starts to racing
With all that you could have done
You can't go back now
Cause you've been gone so long
A long ol' time
The rain on your window
Was keeping 3/4 time
As you stood in the doorway
You did your best not to cry
You know she ain't sleeping
But you still gotta go
Even though she's the closest
That you've had to a home
In a long ol' time
It's a scary kind of feeling
When you both drift apart
Like two ships in the night
Both lost in the dark
You might just run aground
Or float out to sea
Yes it can take a long time
To get where you got to be
A long ol' time
You'd call up your brother
If you still had a dime
Before your pockets were empty
And your lungs still worked fine
So long to the flat lands
That you once called home
And fare well to the foot hills
Where you used to roam
Cause you won't be back there
For a long ol' time
You won't be around for
A long ol' time
A long ol' time
A long ol' time
A long ol' time