t is my first foray into Country style music and it is about a young couple on a farm, struggling with the pressures of living with the drought. Believe it or not, the first line I came up with (and I'm not real sure how this is supposed to be spelt) was "yippee kai yay" and the rest of the song basically was constructed around it.

Long Time Gone © David Crawford 2007 (Verse 1) Worryin about the weather aint gonna make it right Wakin up sweatin in the middle of the night With the weight on his shoulders and knowin that it’s all on the line (Verse 2) Windmill’s still turning but it’s pumping out dust Another letter from the bank and it’s saying how he must Keep payin back the money Even though there’s not enough to go round (Chorus) Still, One things for certain Gonna work hard today Wake up the neighbors Singin yippee kai yay Make the most of now cause You’re a long time gone (Verse 3) She’s standin’ right beside him, believin’ in the lie Keepin’ one eye on the future and the other on the sky Hangin’ onto dreams about the place They always had in their minds (Verse 4) No good complainin’ gotta do the best he can ‘cause there’s three mouths dependin’ on him stickin’ to the plan makin’ somethin’ out of nothin’ and he’s runnin’ out of things he can try (Chorus) Still, One things for certain Gonna work hard today Wake up the neighbors Singin yippee kai yay Make the most of now cause You’re a long time gone (Verse 5) The politicians say they want to give him a hand Say they’ll pay him lots of money just to walk off the land What kind of idiotic short-sighted thinkin’ is that? They can walk away and quit or they can stand here and fight But walkin out on their dreams in the middle of the night just ain’t gonna happen ain’t gonna happen at all (Chorus) Still, One things for certain Gonna work hard today Wake up the neighbors Singin yippee kai yay Make the most of now cause You’re a long time gone Make the most of now cause You're a long time gone