From the recording A Good Dog Is Lost (A Collection Of Ron Hynes Songs)
Lyrics
Sonny lives on a farm in a wide open space
Where you can kick off your shoes you can give up the race
You can lay down your head by a sweet river bed
But Sonny always remembers what it was his Mama said
Oh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your Daddy's a sailor who never comes home
All these nights get so long and the silence goes on
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong
Sonny carries a load though he's barely a man
There ain't all that to do, but 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
All these nights get so long and the silence goes on
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong
It’s a hundred miles to town, Sonny’s never been there
And he goes to the highway and he stares and he stares
And the mail comes at four and the mailman is old
And Sonny still dreams his dreams, full of silver and gold
But 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’ll never hold him though 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
All these nights get so long and the silence goes on
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong