Why You Been Gone So Long
Song Information
Song Title
Why You Been Gone So Long
Song Origin
Cover
Song Info
Appears On The Albums "Cosmic Country & Western Songs"
Written By
Mickey Newbury
Made Famous By
Jessi Colter
Song Stats
Shortest Version
03:42 (2022-04-28)
Longest Version
07:21 (2023-01-27)
Total Times Played
103
Longest Gap
2024-02-1619 2024-03-23
Longest Streak
2023-03-144 2023-03-17
Song Charts
Shows with Why You Been Gone So Long
  • Felton Music Hall - Felton, California 2025-02-13
    Set One
    White Lighting 1, Fox On The Run, Darlin’ Cory 2, Justice > , Jessica, Why You Been Gone So Long, Love's Gonna Live Here, Passing Storm, Country Pie
    Set Two
    Respect 3, Dance In The Desert > 4, A Horse With No Name, Forgotten Days > , Dance In The Desert (Reprise) 4, Playing Your Game 2 5, Boogie Man, Good Old American Guest, See Through 2, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train
    Encore
    Half Moon Night, Workin' Man Blues
  • The Showbox - Seattle, Washington 2025-02-06
    Set One
    Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Big River > , Darlin’ Cory, Rose In A Garden, Translation, Cosmic Country Gardens
    Set Two
    Why You Been Gone So Long, Ten Feet Of Rope > 1, Double Exposure 2, Along The Trail, Passing Storm, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Got My Mojo Workin' 3 4
    Encore
    Angel From Montgomery
  • Barrelhouse Ballroom - Chattanooga, Tennessee 2024-12-22
    Set One
    Ain’t Living Long Like This, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag, Running Gun > , Prairie Spin, Long Black Veil, Hi-Country, Country Pie, Rose In A Garden, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence) > , Ride Me High > , Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence) (Reprise) , Sittin' On Top Of World 1
    Encore
    Why You Been Gone So Long
  • Brooklyn Bowl Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee 2024-12-13
    Set One
    Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence) 1, Lady Justice 1, Sittin' On Top Of World 1 2 3, Ghost Riders In The Sky (Instrumental) 1 2 3, Long Black Veil 1 3 4, I Saw The Light 1 3 4, Weathervane > 1 3, Blue Skies > 1 3, Weathervane (Reprise) 1 3, Why You Been Gone So Long 1 3
    Set Two
    Nashville Skyline Rag (FTP) 1 3 5, One More Night (FTP) > 1 3 5, The Gold Rush 1 3 5, To Be Alone With You 1 3 6 7, Peggy Day (FTP) 1 3 6 7 8, Walkin’ The Dog 1 3 6 7, Big River 1 3 6 7, Lay, Lady, Lay 1 6 9, I Threw It All Away (FTP) 1 6 9, Country Pie 1 6 10, Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) 1 6 10, Girl From The North Country (FTP) 1 6 11, Tell Me That It Isn’t True (FTP) 1 6 11, Tonight I’ll be Staying Here With You (FTP) 1 6 12 13, Long Train Runnin' 1 6 14, Happy Birthday
  • The Mexico Incident - Puerto Morelos, Mexico 2024-12-08
    Set One
    Why You Been Gone So Long, Weathervane > , Gotta Get Southbound > , Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Down Bedford
  • Majestic Theatre - Madison, Wisconsin 2024-11-01
    Set One
    Dance In The Desert 1, Justice > , Why You Been Gone So Long > , Jessica, Lady Justice, Prairie Spin > 2, Gotta Get Southbound
    Set Two
    Blame The Train, Cosmic Country Gardens > , Darlin’ Cory > , Arkansas Traveler, Translation 3, Honky Tonk Night Time Man > , The Gold Rush, Edge Of The Mountain 4
    Encore
    Chore
  • Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, New York 2024-10-26
    Set One
    Why You Been Gone So Long, Cigar Time, Passing Storm, East Bound And Down, Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms 1, Blame The Train, Cosmic Country Gardens, Translation
    Set Two
    See Through, Down By The Riverside 2, Down Bedford, Justice > , Jessica > , Boogie Man, Down Along The Cove > 3 4, Freedom Jazz Dance 4, Always Been A Lover, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
    Encore
    I’ve Been Working On The Railroad > 5, Nighttime In The Switching Yard > , Respect 2
  • The Westcott Theater - Syracuse, New York 2024-10-23
    Set One
    Why You Been Gone So Long, Cigar Time, Two Hills, Drivin' Nails In My Coffin, Half Moon Night > , Arkansas Traveler > , Fox On The Run > , About The Angels > , Waitin' For A Train > , Truck Drivin' Man
    Set Two
    Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence) 1, See Through 1, Lady Justice, At The Ball 2, Illusions (Pretty Picture), Long Black Veil, Sugar Shack 3, Always Been A Lover
    Encore
    East Bound And Down 4
  • The Foundry - Waynesboro, Virginia 2024-10-17
    Set One
    Truck Drivin' Man, Rose In A Garden > , Cosmic Country Gardens, Alabama Jubilee, About The Angels (v2) > , Big Iron > , Ghost Riders In The Sky (Instrumental), Passing Storm
    Set Two
    Why You Been Gone So Long > , Cigar Time, For A Long Time > 1, Chore > 2, I Shall Be Released > 3, Gotta Get Southbound > , Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Playing Your Game > 1, Tell Me I’m A Lover 4, Boogie Man
    Encore
    Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
  • The Moonshiner's Ball - Livingston, Kentucky 2024-10-12
    Set One
    Workin' Man Blues, Half Moon Night, Darlin’ Cory > , Arkansas Traveler, Honky Tonk Night Time Man, Dance In The Desert 1, Why You Been Gone So Long, Faded Lovin' > , Angel From Montgomery, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
Lyrics

Every time it rains, Lord, I run to my window

All I do is just wring my hands and moan

And listen to that thunder, Lord

Can't you hear that lonesome wind moan?

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long


Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long

You been gone so long now

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long

A wolf is scratchin' at my door, Lord, Lord

And I can hear that lonesome wind moan

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long


Somebody said they thought they saw you roarin' down in Reno

With a big ol' man from San Anton

They tell me I'm a fool, I pine for you, but what do they know?

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long


Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long

You been gone so long now

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long

A wolf is scratchin' at my door, Lord, Lord

And I can hear that lonesome wind moan

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long


Ain't nothin' I wanna do Lord, so I guess I could get stoned

And let the past paint pictures in my head

And kill a fifth of Thunderbird, Lord, and try to write a sad, sad song

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long


Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long

You been gone so long now

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long

A wolf is scratchin' at my door, Lord, Lord

And I can hear that lonesome wind moan

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long

Tell me, baby, now why you been gone so long