Sonny'S Dream

Sonny lives on a farm, on a wide open space
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race
You can lay down your head by a sweet riverbed
But Sonny always remembers what it was his momma said

Sonny carries a load, he is barely a man
There ain't a lot 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

Oh, 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 feelin' so tired
And I'm not all that strong

Well it's a hundred miles from 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 now
And he still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold

Oh, 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, oh, I've tried and I've tried and I've tried

Oh, 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 feelin' so tired
I'm not all that strong

Oh, 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 feelin' so tired
I'm not all that strong