Don't send me no distant salutations
or silly souvenirs from far away
Don't leave me alone in the twilight
'Cause twilight is the loneliest time a day

Over by the wildwood
Where young lovers go
Sparks flashing in the night
True colors show

If I had my way I'd never
get the urge to roam
But a young man serves his country
and an old man guards the home

Don't put me in a frame upon the mantel
'Fore memories turn dusty old and grey
Don't leave me alone in the twilight
'Cause twilight is the loneliest time a day

I can face the darkness or
The storms in the sky
But we all got certain trials
burnin' up inside

You only hurt yourself
You don't know what you're doing
Trying to make it all alone
Who you thinking you're fooling?

Don't hand me nothing I can't hold
Or nothing that I can't give away
Don't leave me alone in the twilight
'Cause twilight is the loneliest time a day