Sonny's Dream

Sonny lives on a farm On a wide open space Where you can take off your shoes And give up the race You could lay down your head By a sweet river bed But Sonny always remembers what it was his Mama said Oh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home All these nights get so long and the silence goes on And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong Sonny carries a load Though he's barely a man There ain't all that to do, still he does what he can And he watches the sea From a room by the stairs And the waves keep on rollin', They've done that for years and for years Oh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home All these nights get so long and the silence goes on And I'm feeling 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 And he's hungry inside For the wide world outside And I know I can't hold him Though I've tried and I've tried and I've tried Oh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home All these nights get so long and the silence goes on And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong Oh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home All these nights get so long and the silence goes on And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong