Sonny's Dream

Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home And the nights are so long and the silence goes on And I'm feelin' so tired, I'm not all that strong Sonny lives on a farm in a wide open space Kick off your sneakers and let go the race And you can lay down your head by a sweet river bed But Sonny always remembers what it was his mama said Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home And the nights are so long and the silence goes on And I'm feelin' so tired, I'm not all that strong Sonny carries a load, though he's barely a man There ain't much to do, yet he does what he can He watches the sea from a room by the stairs The waves keep on rollin', they've done that for years Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home And the nights are so long and the silence goes on And I'm feelin' so tired, I'm not all that strong It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there Yet he goes to the highway and stands there and stares And the mail comes at four and the mailman is old But he still keeps his dreams full of silver and gold Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home And the nights are so long and the silence goes on And I'm feelin' so tired, I'm not all that strong Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read They're just stars in his eyes, they're just dreams in his head Still he longs in his mind for the wild world outside And I know I can't hold him though I've tried And I've tried, and I've tried Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home And the nights are so long and the silence goes on And I'm feelin' so tired, I'm not all that strong