Already Gone (feat. Joe Ely)

He said I’m going back to West Virginia

Texas plains really ain’t my style

I miss the Appalachians in the springtime

God, I haven’t seen them in a while

He said I miss my family out in Charleston

And I’ve been craving momma’s apple pie

His baby sister’s gonna have her first one

And he’d sure love to be there by her side

So first thing in the morning

He’s getting on that plane

He picked the perfect day to leave

‘Cause it’s supposed to rain

But what I don’t get is why he let

Me hold on for so long

When he was already gone

She said this time I’m headed out to Nashville

I met a man who says he’ll take me far

After all these years of searching I have found it

The chance I need to finally be a star

She said each time I left you I was trying

To find a way to make these dreams come true

And she’s sorry that she couldn’t take me with her

She thought I’d understand more than I do

So first thing in the morning

She’s getting on that plane

She picked the perfect day to leave

‘Cause it’s supposed to rain

But what I don’t get is why she let

Me hold on for so long

When she was already gone

Two suitcases by the front door

Say all we couldn’t say before

So first thing in the morning

He’s getting on that plane

She picked the perfect day to leave

‘Cause it’s supposed to rain

But what I don’t get is why he let

Me hold on for so long

When he was already gone

She was already gone

You were already gone