© Ron Hynes
Sonny lives on a farm in a wide open space
Take off your shoes, stay out of the race
Lay down your head on a soft river bed
Sonny always remembers the words Momma says
Sonny, don't go away - I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor, never comes home
Nights are so long, silence goes on
I'm feeling so tired and not very strong
Sonny works on the land, though he's barely a man
There's not much to do, but he does what he can
Sits by the window in his room by the stairs
Watching the waves rolling out beyond the pier
Sonny, don't go away - I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor, never comes home
Nights are so long, silence goes on
I'm feeling so tired and not very strong
Many years have rolled on, Sonny's old and alone
His daddy, the sailor, never came home
Sometimes he wonders what his life might have been
Still, from the grave, Momma's voice haunts his dreams
Sonny, don't go away - I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor, never comes home
Nights are so long, silence goes on
I'm feeling so tired and not very strong
Sonny, don't go away - I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor, never comes home
Nights are so long, silence goes on
I'm feeling so tired and not very strong
Sonny, don't go away...
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