I've Been Away Too Long...

I'm sorry I've been gone so long That's not the dog we had before I realize that I was wrong I can't be absent any more. You say our daughter's moved away Our son is in the army now It seems like just the other day He was learning to milk the cow This front-room carpet once was green And now it is a lovely tan On married life I was not keen I panicked and that's why I ran I thought I would be gone a day And then that day turned into weeks My brain is wrecked; my hair's turned gray My whiskers rampant on my cheeks And then those weeks turned into years I fought the bottle and the pills I'm always found with bitter tears Sometimes with fever, sometimes chills Can I come back? Please say it's so I could not live if you say no If you can make yourself forgive I'll love you as long as I live.