Liam Clancy - Sonny's Dream

1 Sonny lives on a farm, in a wide open space 4 1 4 1 You can take off your sneakers and give up the race 5 You can lay down your head, on a sweet river bed 4 1 5 Sonny always remembers the words Mamma says 1 Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone 4 1 4 1 Your Daddy's a sailor who never comes home, 5 Nights get so long, and the silence goes on, 4 1 5 I'm feeling so tired and I'm not all that strong Sonny carries a load, though he's barely a man There ain't that much to do, but he does what he can And he watches the sea from a room by the stairs And the waves keep on rolling, they've done that for years and for years It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there But he goes to the highway and stands there and stares And the mail comes at four the mailman is old Sonny still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read There's stars in his eyes, there's dreams in his head And he hungers inside for that wide world outside But he knows he can't hold it, though he's tried, and he's tried

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Music

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• folk

[TheHeartwood]

What a voice. R.I.P.

[KatiBerlinben]

so beautiful...

5***** :)

[TheCindyb47]

love this.my life is fullfiled.

[TheHeartwood]

@buenavozalasdoce You're a balloon

[ambyyy1]

Christy Moore brought this song back from Newfoundland years ago, it's been recorded by Liam, and Mary Black. Christy sings a lovely version also.

[buenavozalasdoce]

DEPRESSING!!!!!!

[crc778Hypnodoc]

We owe him, his brothers and Tommy so much in Irish music

[wanderer98123]

ron hynes from newfoundland recorded and wrote the song many years ago but this is a realy good version of it

[detroiteredwings]

i never got the privlage to see him what a voice p i p

[rfish54]

Liam, always sang so gently. Sonny's Dream is just another gentle song for him to have sang. But I hear you have passed on dear Liam Clancy. R.I.P. You were a pure singer for Ireland, and later for Canada. We loved you dearly. Sing on High.

[yojialjimbo]

true legend

[piperkitty1996]

im so sad.