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