I will be gone for awhile Searching for my heart in the low places I will be out in the wild, wild spaces Hold me, child I'll be gone a long, long time
I will be gone for awhile Searching for my heart in the low places I will be out in the wild, wild spaces Hold me, child I'll be gone a long, long time
The bread is good the stove is warm You will be fine now you must be strong You cannot follow where I must roam The burden I must haul alone Your father loves you never doubt You will be always at my heart Your photograph in cameo Will keep me from the dark and cold
I will be gone for awhile Searching for my heart in the low places
I will be out in the wild, wild spaces Hold me, child I'll be gone a long, long time
I will only be wrong when I am not strong enough I will only be hated when mistakes are made It will only be death when there is nowhere left in the world Nowhere left in the world
It will only be cold while the storm holds It will only go bad when that is all I have It is only the end when there is no one left in the world No one left in the world
Then I'll be running home to you I'll throw my loving arms around you I will be secure no more harm befalls you Until then I'll be a long time gone A long time gone A long time gone