Sonny Lyrics

Sonny

Sonny lives on a farm in a wide open space
Take off your shoes, stay out of the race
Lay down your head by the soft river bed
Sonny always remembers the words mama said

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, not all that 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 his window in his room by the stairs
Watching the waves drifting soft on 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, not all that strong

Many years have rolled on, Sonny's old and alone
His daddy's a sailor, never came home
Sometimes he wonders what his life might have been
Still from the grave, mama'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, not all that strong

Sonny, don't go away...