From the word go, skies began to rain How could I know things were not the same? Gone solo nights before the moon Wish so hard for the past to play in tune When I hear that one song And I'm gone for so long What she may never know Since the word go She was leaving almost every night Overlooking everything in sight It's a strange world, looking into gla** Living answers long before they're asked When I hear that one song And I'm gone for so long What she may never know Since the word go There was a time when I could go out on my own And make the world go away There was a line I used to bring it all back home And keep the peace another day When I hear that one song And I'm gone for so long What she may never know Since the word go The heart you hook and tow Guess time will have to show Since the word go