Gone Too Long
Benoit Tab Lyrics
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You wave bye bye and you blow your horn
You been ridin' around in your Cadillac
It feels like you're never ever comin' back
You been gone too long
You been gone so long
You been a gone, forgone
I need somebody who treats me right
Keeps me warm in my bed at night
I'll do anything, baby, that you ask me to
Just come right home, honey, when you're through
You been gone so long
You been gone too long
You been gone so long
It feels like you're never comin' home
I drive all night and part of the day
All for the love of the blues I play
But the only thing that keeps me sane
Is drivin' down the Bayou in the pourin' rain, y'all
I been gone too long
I been gone too long
I been gone so long, y'all
It feels like I'm never gettin' home
I been gone too long
I been gone too long
I been gone too long
Baby, baby, I been gone
I been a gone, forgone
It feels sometimes like I'm never gettin' home
The lyrics of "Gone Too Long" by Benoit Tab tell a story of a man who is missing his significant other and wishes for them to come back home. He describes the person he loves driving around in their Cadillac, waving bye and blowing the horn every time he asks where they have gone. The man has been waiting for too long and feels like his loved one is never going to return. He yearns for someone who will treat him right and keep him warm in his bed at night. He pleads for his loved one to come home and promises to do anything they ask of him.
The lyrics also talk about the love of blues music that keeps the man going even in the midst of longing for his loved one. He drives all night and day for the love of blues music but finds peace driving down the Bayou in the pouring rain. The man recognizes that he, too, has been gone for too long and feels like he is never getting home. The lyrics depict a man who is lonely and waiting for his loved one to come back to him.
Overall, the lyrics of "Gone Too Long" by Benoit Tab are a plea for a loved one to come back home. The man recognizes that he has been gone for too long and wishes for his loved one to come back to him. He desires someone who will treat him right and keep him warm, and though he finds peace in blues music, he still longs for his loved one to return.
Line by Line Meaning
Now everytime I ask you where you gone
Every time I ask you where you're going
You wave bye bye and you blow your horn
You just wave and honk the horn without telling me where you're going
You been ridin' around in your Cadillac
You've been driving around in your Cadillac all this time
It feels like you're never ever comin' back
It feels like you're gone for good
You been gone too long
You've been gone for too long
You been gone so long
You've been gone for so long
You been a gone, forgone
You've been gone for quite some time
It feels like you're never gettin' home
It feels like you'll never come back home
I need somebody who treats me right
I need someone who will treat me well
Keeps me warm in my bed at night
Someone who can keep me warm at night
I'll do anything, baby, that you ask me to
I'm willing to do anything you ask me to, baby
Just come right home, honey, when you're through
Just come back home when you're done, honey
I drive all night and part of the day
I drive day and night
All for the love of the blues I play
All for the love of playing the blues
But the only thing that keeps me sane
But what keeps me sane
Is drivin' down the Bayou in the pourin' rain, y'all
Is driving down the bayou in the rainy weather
I been gone too long
I've been gone for too long
Baby, baby, I been gone
Baby, I've been gone for some time
I been a gone, forgone
I've been gone for a long time
It feels sometimes like I'm never gettin' home
Sometimes it feels like I'll never come back home
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: TAB BENOIT
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A Rodriguez
Heard this on Pandora and FELL IN LOVE.
Blistered Blues
Me too. Been listening to Tab every single day since then! I love all of his stuff!!!