F Bb F

Over by the wildwood

Dm

Hot summer night

Gm

We lay in the tall grass

C

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



F Bb F

Don't put me in a frame upon the mantel

F Bb C Gm

'Fore memories turn dusty old and grey

C C7

Don't leave me alone in the twilight

Bb-C F

Twilight is the loneliest time a day



Bb C Gm Dm

Bb C Gm F