Sonny's Dream

Sonny lives on a farm
On a wide open space
You could take off your shoes
Give up the race
You could lay down your head
By a sweet river bed
But Sonny always remembers
What 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
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
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
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
Not all that strong



Credits
Writer(s): Ronald Joseph Hynes
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