All I do is wring my hands and moan
The wolf is scratchin' at my door
and I can hear the loads of wind blowin'
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
The wolf, he scratches at my door
and I can hear the lonesome wind blow
why you been gone so long?
Someone said they thought they
saw you roaring down in Reno
With a little girl from San Antonio
They say I'm a fool to pine for you
Hey, but what do they know
why you been gone so long
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long
You been gone so long, yeah
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
The wolf he scratches at my door
And I can hear the lonesome wind moan
Tell me baby why you been
Oh I guess I could get stoned
And let that past paint pictures on my head
I could kill a fifth of Thunderbird
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long
You been gone so long, yeah
Tell me, why you been gone so long
Well, that wolf, he scratches at my door
And I can hear the lonesome wind blow
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long
Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long you