Every time it rains Lord I run to my window

All I do is just ring my hands and moan

Listen to that thunder roll can't hear that lonesome wind moan

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long?

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long?

You been gone so long now

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long?

The wolf is scratchin' at my door, Lord

Lord, well, I hear that lonesome wind moan

Tell me baby, why you been gone so long?

Somebody said they thought they saw you roaring down in Reno

With a big ole man from San Antoine

They tell me I'm a fool to pine for you, well, what do they know

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long?

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long

You been gone so long now

Tell me baby now why you been gone so long

The wolf is scratchin' at my door Lord

Lord and I can hear that lonesome wind moan

Tell me baby now why you been gone so long

Ain't nothin' I wanna do Lord I guess I could get stoned

Let the past paint pictures in my head

Kill a fifth of Thunderbird and try to write a sad song

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long

You been gone so long now

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long

The wolf is scratchin' at my door Lord

Lord, I can hear that lonesome wind moan

Yeah, tell me baby now why you been gone so long

The wolf is scratchin' at my door Lord

Lord, I can hear that lonesome wind moan

Tell me baby, now why you been gone so long