I wrote this song about a friend who was a Vietnam Vet. The song simply says it: 'I stayed away too long / no need to come back home / my children don't know me and I lost touch with my wife / while I was gone they made a brand new life'. - Don Covay
Personnel & recording information
Lead guitar – David Wolfert
Rhythm session – Muscle Shoals Sound Band under the direction of Don Covay
Vocals – Don Covay
Recorded at in Muscle Shoals, AL
String arrangements by Horace Ott
Produced by Don Covay