Long Gone

And you don't want none, lady of what I've got to share

I've got flesh between my teeth from livin' in a snare

The more I bite and struggle, oh, the less I'd like to care

That I once held a virtue with green eyes and auburn hair

That I once held a virtue with green eyes and auburn hair

And I'm long, long gone

Ain't a maiden here or yonder ever need this kind of love

Ain't a maiden here or yonder ever need my kind of love

And you don't want none, lady, oh, take it from me

The charm that I give you was anything, but free

It'll cost you years and many tears, and it's not yours to keep

I poison everything I touch like nothin' else that breathes

I poison everything I touch like nothin' else that breathes

And I'm long, long gone

Ain't a maiden here or yonder ever need this kind of love

Ain't a maiden here or yonder ever need my kind of love

And you don't want none, lady, oh, I can't be your man

I live deep in a holler between the holy and the damned

And the only thing that keeps the peace are the voices in my head

And Lord, I pray that someday I'll find the time to wed

And Lord, I pray that someday I'll find the time to wed

And I'm long, long gone

Ain't a maiden here or yonder ever need this kind of love

Ain't a maiden here or yonder ever need my kind of love