You been gone, you been gone Clouds make rain and days make years You been gone, gone, gone The fair-haired boy is bald as a peach And the reprobate's got a sermon to preach Yeah Your Sweet Lorraine is on SSI Her mind walked of before she said goodbye Yeah You been gone, you been gone Clouds make rain and days make years You been gone, you been gone I think you'll find some changes here You been gone, you been gone Clouds make rain and days make years You been gone, gone, gone The village square is a ten acre mall And the hometeam plays out of San Cristobal Yeah The tender mercies have all been spent Every last straight arrow is bent Yeah You been gone, you been gone Clouds make rain and days make years You been gone, you been gone I think you'll find some changes here You been gone, you been gone Clouds make rain and days make years You been gone, gone, gone The Dairy Queen where it all went down Is a halfway house called Homeward Bound Yeah Every little breeze fans a flame And a long-lost voice calls out your name Yeah You been gone, you been gone Clouds make rain and days make years You been gone, you been gone I think you'll find some changes here You been gone, you been gone Clouds make rain and days make years You been gone, gone, gone