Don't send me no distant salutations Or silly souvenirs from far away And 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 Before memories turn dusty old and gray And don't leave me alone in the twilight 'Cause twilight is the loneliest time a day I could take the darkness, oh storms in the skies But we all got certain trials burnin' up inside You only hurt yourself you don? t know what you? re doing Tryin? to make it all alone who you think you? re fooling Don? t hand me nothing I can? t hold Or nothing that I can? t give away And don? t leave me alone in the twilight 'Cause twilight is the loneliest time of day