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, in the wide open space, And you can take off your sneakers and give up the race. And you can lay yourself down by a sweet river bed But Sonny always remembers what it was his mama said, and she said Chorus Sonny caries a load; he is barely a man. There ain’t nothin’ to do, still he does what he can. And he watches the sea from a room by the stairs. The waves keep on rolling—they’ve done that for years. Chorus It’s a hundred miles to town. Sonny’s never been there, Yet he walks to the highway and stands there and stares, And the mail comes at four and the mail man is old But he still dreams his dreams of silver and gold. Chorus - - - Sonny’s dreams can’t be real, they're just stories he's read. They’re just stars in his eyes, just dreams in his head. He is hungry inside for the wild world outside, And I know I can’t hold on, I’ve tried, and I’ve tried, and I’ve tried. Chorus