Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space
And Kick off your shoes , stay out of the race
And you can lay down your head by the soft river bed
Sonny always remembers the words his Mama said
Sonny dont go away, I am here all alone
And Your daddys the sailor who never comes home
The nights get so long, and the silence goes on
And Im feeling so tired, Im not all that strong
Sonny works on the land though hes barely a man
There aint much to do, yet he does what he can
And he sits by the window in his room by the stairs
Watches the waves gently wash on the pier
Sonny dont go away, I am here all alone
Your daddys the sailor who never comes home
The nights get so long, and the silence goes on
And Im feeling so tired, Im not all that strong
Many years have passed on, Sonnys old and alone
His daddys the sailor never came home
Sometimes he wonders what his life must have been
But from the grave Mama still haunts his dreams
Sonny dont go away, I am here all alone
Your daddys the sailor who never comes home
The nights get so long, and the silence goes on
And Im feeling so tired, Im not all that strong
Sonny dont go away,
Sonny dont go .....
Sonny dont ....