you packed your bags as i recall and you walked slowly down the hall you said you had to get away to ease your mind and all you needed was a just little of time oh winter s passed spring and fall you never wrote me you never called nathan jones you ve been gone too long gone too long if a woman could die of tears nathan jones i wouldn t be here the key that you re holding won t fit my door and there s no room in my heart for you no more cause winter s passed spring and fall you never wrote me you never called nathan jones you ve been gone too long gone too long do do do nathan jones nathan jones mm hmm nathan jones oh winter s passed spring and fall you never wrote me you never called nathan jones you ve been gone too long mm mm mm gone too long nathan jones you ve been gone too long you ve been gone too long hey nathan jones you ve been gone too long hey you know you ve been gone nathan jones you ve been gonne too long 