Sonny's Dream Lyrics - John Mcdermott

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