John McDermott - Sonny's Dream lyrics

Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone

And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home

And the nights get so long and the silence goes on

And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong

Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space

Where you can take off your sneakers and get off 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 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 rolling, they've done that for years and years and years

Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone

And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home

And the nights get so long and the silence goes on

And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong

It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there

And he goes to the highway and stands there and stares

And the mail comes at four and the mailman is old

Oh, but he still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold

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 within his head

And he's hungry inside for that 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 get so long and the silence goes on

And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong

Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone

And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home

And the nights get so long and the silence goes on

And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong

Sonny, don't go away