She's been gone so long
(My Sharon is gone: Part 2)

1. Early this mornin’, I heard a knock upon my door.
Early this mornin’, I heard a knock upon my door.
There was a letter layin’ down close on the floor.

2. It read, Daddy, daddy, can I come back home.
It read, Daddy, daddy, can I come back home.
Please forgive me baby, I’ve been gone too long.

3. I say, "Come on home baby, this is where you ought to be.
Come on home baby, this is where you ought to be."
I seen my baby comin’ down the street, and I’m in a pack of Christmas trees.

4. Oh, what a good feelin’, to know your baby's comin' home.
Yes, what a good feelin’, to know your baby ‘s comin' home.
'Cause the love she has, she's been gone so long.