[Verse 1] These long lonely evenings Here I am on the phone Wondering if she will call She said she would write me Because she knows I'm alone But I hear nothing at all [Chorus] 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 Because 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 [Verse 2] That old weeping 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 [Chorus]