(Mickey Newbury)      Every time it rains Lord I run to my window   All I do is ring my hands and moan   Listen to that thunder roll    And hear that lonesome wind blow.      Tell me baby why you been gone so long   Tell me baby why you been gone so long   You been gone so long now   Tell me baby why you been gone so long?      Wolf is scratching at my door   and I can hear that lonesome wind moan   Tell me baby why you been gone so long.      Someone said they thought they saw   You roarin' down in Reno   With a big oil man from San Antone   They tell me I'm a fool to pine for you   But what do they know   Tell me baby why you been gone so long.      Tell me baby why you been gone so long   Tell me baby why you been gone so long   You been gone so long now   Tell me baby why you been gone so long?      --- Instrumental ---      Tell me baby why you been gone so long   Tell me baby why you been gone so long   You been gone so long now   Tell me baby why you been gone so long?      Tell me baby why you been gone so long?...