These long lonely evenings Here I am on the phone Wondering if she will call She said she would write me 'Cause she knows I'm alone But I hear nothing at all I'm waiting for a word of love from Sylvia You think she'd never heard of love my Sylvia But when I'm with her Lord, I forgive her 'Cause she's more than the whole world to me There's nothing like a word of love from Sylvia The only one I'm thinking of is Sylvia Feeling so sad now, I'll be so glad now If I just had my Sylvia with me That old weepin' willow Seems to whisper her name Why did she go away The tears on my pillow They're not hard to explain There's nothing else I can say I'm waiting for a word of love from Sylvia You think she'd never heard of love my Sylvia But when I'm with her Lord, I forgive her 'Cause she's more than the whole world to me There's nothing in the world like Sylvia The only one I'm thinking of is Sylvia Feeling so sad now, I'll be so glad now If I just had my Sylvia with me