Sonnys Dream Lyrics
By Ron Hines

Welcome to this Sonnys Dream Lyrics page where below you'll find the lyrics to this song and a full video demo tutorial of this tune.

Ron Hines recorded this with his original band called The Wonderful Grand Band back in 1981. The song was then heard and recorded by many folk artists including, Valdy, Stan Rogers, Christy Moore and others. It has become a very popular folk song worldwide.




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Full Tutorial - 6 min 50 sec

--- Start Of Sonnys Dream Lyrics ---

Sonny lives on a farm ... on a wide open space
Where 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 ... what it was his Mama said

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


Oh, 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

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

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

Oh, 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

Oh, 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



--- End Of Sonnys Dream Lyrics ---



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