abilene airport 6 am he had a teary little woman hangin on to him sayin promise me billy you ll call me when you reach la he said i m keepin your number honey right up here he was tappin on his temple but the point was clear he had no intention of ever comin back no way he was long gone long long gone skippin like a stone he packed up his heart and he was long gone two packs of peanuts and a canada dry had him thinkin what a luxury it was to fly it was the best way out of a love that wasn t meant to last all those bindin words she used to love to hear like forever and whatever you want my dear just memories now somethin in the misty past he was long gone long long gone skippin like a stone he packed up his heart and he was long gone nine months later on a tv show he saw a teary little woman that he d used to know she said lord yes oprah he left me back in abilene she flashed his picture for the world to see and said if anybody knows this lousy s o b tell him june is huntin there ain t nothin in this world as free he was long gone long long gone skippin like a stone he packed up his heart and he was long gone he was long gone long long gone skippin like a stone he packed up his heart and he was long gone