Long Time Gone

"Long Time Gone" is a country song by Darrell Scott, originally recorded by him on his 2000 album Real Time which Scott recorded together with Tim O'Brien.

Content

The song chronicles a young man's journey away from his family farm to Nashville to become a musician, and eventually back to his hometown, where he settles down to raise a family. The song's last verse criticizes contemporary country music as having no soul, referencing several famous country musicians:

“

Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard / They got money but they don't have Cash / They got Junior but they don't have Hank...

”

Despite its upbeat bluegrass melody, the song's lyrics resolve to a very pessimistic outlook on the future of music.

Dixie Chicks version

The song was covered by the Dixie Chicks on their 2002 album Home, despite having been written from a male point of view. Released in May 2002 as the lead single from Home, it reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart^[1] and number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Their version won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.

Chart positions

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	2
US Billboard Hot 100^{[ 1]}	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	35
US Billboard Hot 100	97

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 108.
↑ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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Studio albums	Thank Heavens for Dale Evans Little Ol' Cowgirl Shouldn't a Told You That Wide Open Spaces Fly Home Taking the Long Way

Compilations	Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks The Essential Dixie Chicks

Singles	"I Can Love You Better" "There's Your Trouble" "Wide Open Spaces" "You Were Mine" "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" "Ready to Run" "Cowboy Take Me Away" "Goodbye Earl" "Cold Day in July" "Without You" "If I Fall You're Going Down with Me" "Heartbreak Town" "Some Days You Gotta Dance" "Long Time Gone" "Landslide" "Travelin' Soldier" "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" "Top of the World" "I Hope" "Not Ready to Make Nice" "Everybody Knows" "The Long Way Around" "The Neighbor"

Live recordings	An Evening with the Dixie Chicks Top of the World Tour: Live (DVD)

Tours	Fly Tour Top of the World Tour Vote for Change Accidents & Accusations Tour Long Time Gone Tour

Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing Court Yard Hounds "You Can't Hurry Love" "Sin Wagon" "Roly Poly"

Collaborators	Lloyd Maines David Grissom Dan Wilson

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