I've heard the sound of my dear old mama crying   And the sound of the train that took me off to war   And the awful sound of a thousand bombs exploding   And I wondered if I could take it anymore      There were times when they almost drove me crazy   But I did my best, I took it like a man   But who would think in my lonely room I'd hear it   The one sound in the world my heart can't stand      To hear that sound and to know it's really over   Through tear stained eyes I watched her walk away   And of earthquakes storms and guns and wars   Lord nothing has ever hurt me more   Than that lonely sound, the closing of the door      And of earthquakes storms and guns and wars   Lord nothing has ever hurt me more   Than that lonely sound, the closing of the door