Her voice was smooth as honey
As she whispered soft and low
She said I’ll always love you, Dear
You know I’ll never go
Gone away (didn’t even say goodbye)...Gone away
Now I spend all my time thinking of
All the stuff I truly love that’s gone away

’57 Chevys—Cadillac Coups
Howdy Doody and Hula Hoops
Hank and Frank and Elvis and Buddy
And Andy and Barney and Laurel and Hardy
Gone away...all gone away
Idle thoughts from a rusty mind
Of another place and another time...Gone away

Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali
Float like a butterfly—sting like a bee
JFK and Marilyn Monroe
John and Paul and George and Ringo
Collectively...Gone away
Tumbleweeds blow through my hometown
And all my friends for miles around...Gone away
All gone away

The Milwaukee Braves and The Brooklyn Dodgers
Hopalong, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers
Hide & Seek and Kick the Can
Ed Sullivan and American Bandstand
Drive-in movies and James Dean
Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Clean
Mickey and Minnie and Donald and Goofy
And Leave It To Beaver and I Love Lucy
All the good stuff...Gone away
Idle thoughts from a rusty mind
Of another place and another time...Gone away
All gone away

Her voice was smooth as honey
As she whispered soft and low
She said I’ll always love you, Babe
And you know I’ll never go
Gone away (didn’t even say goodbye)...Gone away
Now tumbleweeds blow through my hometown
And all my friends for miles around...Gone away
Yeah I spend all my time thinking of...
All the stuff I truly love
All the stuff I truly love...That’s gone away

(c) 2002 Time Standing Still Music (BMI) NuBois Music (ASCAP) Laugh-Thot-I'd-Die Publishing (BMI)