Just a small town little girl
Not a care in the world
When I close my eyes I see


Little house across the street
Climbing up that old oak tree
That girl sure looks a lot like me


I've been gone so long
I've been gone so long


There are people in my life
Who never see through my disguise
A side of me nobody knows


I wish I never left this yard
The ground out here is cold and hard
Back there's a girl I used to know


And I've been gone so long
I've been gone so long
I've been gone so long
I've been gone so long