Over by the wildwood
Hot summer night
We lay in the tall grass
til the mornin` light
If I had my way I`d never
get the urge to roam
A young man serves his country
and an old man guards the home
Never gave a second thought
Never crossed my mind
What`s right and what`s not
I`m not the judgin` kind
I could take the darkness oh
Storms in the skies
But we all got certain trials
burnin` up inside
Don`t send me no distant salutations
or silly souvenirs from far away
Don`t leave me alone in the twilight
Twilight is the loneliest time a day
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
Twilight is the loneliest time a day