Long Gone
Brooks & Dunn Lyrics


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I keep thinkin' any minute you'll be comin' home honey
I ain't seen nothin' of you in a month of sundays
Tell me how long gone are you gonna be

All you said was you had to get goin'
Oh but baby I wouldn't mind knowin' just
How long gone are you gonna be
How am I supposed to make any plans
When I still don't even understand
If you're ever gonna come back home to me
How long gone are you gonna be

Maybe I didn't pay enough attention
But I do believe you forgot to mention
Just how long gone are you gonna be

The phone ain't ringin', 'cause you still ain't callin'
I ain't been hearin' your footsteps fallin'
Tell me how long gone are you gonna be

How am I supposed to make any plans
When I still don't even understand
If you're ever gonna come back home to me
Tell me please




How long gone are you gonna be
Tell me how long gone are you gonna be

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Brooks & Dunn's song How Long Gone express the confusion and heartache of a person whose partner has left without a clear explanation of when or if they will return. The singer is keeping hopeful, thinking that their lover will be coming home any minute, but they haven't seen or heard from them in a month of Sundays. They plead for answers, asking how long gone they are going to be, but all their partner said was that they had to get going.


The singer is struggling to make plans and move on when they don't even know if their partner is ever going to return. They feel neglected and hurt, thinking that their partner may have forgotten to mention how long they would be gone. The absence is felt in every aspect of the singer's life, from the lack of phone calls to the missing sound of their lover's footsteps.


Line by Line Meaning

I keep thinkin' any minute you'll be comin' home honey
I am constantly thinking and hoping that you will be coming back home to me soon, my dear.


I ain't seen nothin' of you in a month of sundays
It has been an incredibly long time since I last saw you, even longer than a whole month of Sundays.


Tell me how long gone are you gonna be
Please inform me of the length of time you plan on being away from me.


All you said was you had to get goin'
The only explanation you gave me for leaving was that you had to leave.


Oh but baby I wouldn't mind knowin' just
But my dear, I would really appreciate it if you could inform me


How long gone are you gonna be
about the period of time you plan on being away from me.


How am I supposed to make any plans
It is extremely difficult for me to make any plans or decisions


When I still don't even understand
since I still do not comprehend


If you're ever gonna come back home to me
whether or not you plan on returning back home to me.


Maybe I didn't pay enough attention
Perhaps I didn't pay enough attention


But I do believe you forgot to mention
but I truly feel that you forgot to tell me


Just how long gone are you gonna be
the exact interval that you plan on being away from me.


The phone ain't ringin', 'cause you still ain't callin'
My phone has not rung because you apparently have not attempted to contact me yet.


I ain't been hearin' your footsteps fallin'
I have not heard the sound of your footsteps approaching or returning back to me.


Tell me how long gone are you gonna be
Please provide me with the duration of time that you intend on being away from me.


How am I supposed to make any plans
It is immensely challenging for me to make any plans or decisions


When I still don't even understand
since I still don't comprehend


If you're ever gonna come back home to me
whether or not you have any intentions of coming back home to me.


Tell me please
Kindly inform me,


How long gone are you gonna be
of the time frame of your absence from me.


Tell me how long gone are you gonna be
Please let me know about the duration of time that you will be away from me.




Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN SCOTT SHERRILL, SHAWN CAMP

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Kayla Roberts

I wish that they would come back and sing together again and make country alive again!!

Jose Diaz

Glad I got to see them before the split!, with Reba, Linda Davis, and Terry Clark
In Toledo Ohio it was The Greatest Country concert of my life!

art burks

One of my favorite Brooks and Dunns songs.

Marci Jo D

My All-Time Favorite B & D song!
ps YeeHaw!🀠

Dawn Bernich

Love them. Ronnys voice is amazing!!!

Tom Tom

The best of all times, sure miss this great music, this is real country

Travis Carr

I remember when brooks & dunn came out big and people saying β€œthat’s not real country music.” Funny how most anyone you talk to nowadays would not even question them being country artist.

THE RedneckPrincessOfTacticoolness

This was a ridiculously under appreciated Brooks & Dunn song. Easily one of their top ten best songs.

Nancy Daku

I agree

Jon

Absolutely

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