I've Been Gone (For So Long)

Pack them up, move them out
Another morning after another night of stouts
I've been gone for so long
Trying to remember my old routine
Sitting on the porch looking at trees so green
I've been gone for so long
Been adding Kilometers to the dials
But my cars can only read the miles
So I'm not sure how much there's to go
I mine as well say it slow
But I gotta keep moving ahead
It's the only way back to my bed
Cause I've been gone for so long
Well I got to be halfway
To the next town where I have a place to stay
Cause I've been gone for so long
At least I'm looping back around
Driving the same highway paved on the same ground
Cause I've been gone for so long
My babies been missing me
They're wondering what I can see
I see my hands on the wheel, a dirty windshield
And a long-flat prairie field
God I hope this is the final treck
Running out of tune for the old tape deck
Cause I've been gone for so long
I'd wish to pull in and see the leaves turning yellow
With my baby at the door saying hello
I've been gone for so long