Long Gone
Victoria George Lyrics
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You know it won't be long
You'll look for me
And baby I'll be long gone
I'll be down the road
You'll look for me
But me you won't see
Yeah, one of these days
You'll look for me
But baby I won't be here
I'm gonna be long gone
You'll look for me
But me you won't see
Yeah, one of these days
You're gonna wake up and find
This lonesome boy has changed
His cotton-picking mind
He's gonna be long gone
You'll look for he
But he you won't see
Yeah, one of these days
You know the time is near
You'll look for me
But baby I won't be here
I'm gonna be long gone
You'll look for me
But me you won't see
Yeah, one of these days
I said it won't be long
You'll look for me
But baby I'll be long gone
I'll be down the road
You'll look for me
But me you won't see
Long gone!
Long gone!
Long gone!
Long gone!
You'll look for me
And me you won't see
Long gone!
Long gone!
Long gone!
Long gone!
You'll look for me
And me you won't see
The lyrics to Victoria George's song Long Gone are about a man who is leaving his lover and will soon be gone. The song starts by saying that the man will be leaving soon and his lover will look for him, but he will be long gone. He repeats this several times throughout the song, emphasizing that he will not be coming back. In the second verse, he makes it clear that he will not change his mind and will be gone for good. By the end of the song, he reaffirms that he will be long gone and that his lover will not be able to find him.
The song explores the pain of leaving someone and the sadness of knowing that they will look for you but not be able to find you. The repetition of the phrase "long gone" emphasizes the finality of the situation and the fact that the man will not be returning. The lyrics suggest that the man has made a choice to leave and will not be swayed from it.
Overall, the lyrics to Long Gone are a poignant exploration of the pain of leaving and the finality of it. They also reinforce the importance of making decisions and sticking to them, even if they cause pain for others.
Line by Line Meaning
One of these days
At a future time, not specified, but inevitably coming
You know it won't be long
You are aware that it is imminent and soon to happen
You'll look for me
You will search for my presence
And baby I'll be long gone
But I will have already left and be unreachable
I'll be down the road
I will have physically traveled away
But me you won't see
But you won't be able to find or catch up to me
Yeah, one of these days
Yes, at an unspecified point in the future
You know the time is near
You have an intuition that the moment is close
But baby I won't be here
But I won't remain present in your life
You're gonna wake up and find
You will suddenly realize or discover
This lonesome boy has changed
That I, a solitary person, have undergone transformation
His cotton-picking mind
His simple, rural mindset
You'll look for he
You will search out his whereabouts
But he you won't see
But you won't be able to find or catch up to him
I said it won't be long
I reiterated that the future moment is near
Long gone!
I have left and disappeared
Long gone!
I am unattainable and unreachable
Long gone!
I have vanished and can't be found
Long gone!
I am gone, far away and won't return
You'll look for me
You will search for me
And me you won't see
But you won't be able to find or catch up to me
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: BERNARD BELLE, TEDDY RILEY
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