Sonny’s Dream – Corey Hart & Alan Doyle (originally by Ron Hynes)
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Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space Where you can kick off your snickers and give up the race You could lay down your head by the 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 When the nights get so long and the silence goes on And I’m feeling so tired, 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 those waves, they keep rollin’, they keep rollin’ for years and years
Oh, Sonny’s dream…
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
Sonny don’t go away, I am here all alone And your daddy’s a sailor who never comes home When the nights get so long and the silence goes on And I’m feeling so tired, I’m not that strong