Sonny's Dream

Ron Hynes


Sonny lives on a farm in a wide open space
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race
You could lay down your head by a sweet river bed
But Sonny always remembers the words Mama said

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Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
The nights get so long and the silence goes on
I'm feeling so tired, and not all that strong

Sonny carries a load though he's barely a man
There ain't all that 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

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It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there
He goes to the highway and stands there and stares
The mail comes at four and the mailman is old
Oh, but he still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold

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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 though I've tried and I've tried

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

Chorus:
Sonny don’t go away, I’m here all alone,
Your Daddy’s a sailor, never comes home,
Nights are so long, the silence goes on,
I’m feeling so tired, and 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 to the pier.

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.