There's a lovely song from Nova Scotia (so I understand) called "Sonny" or "Sonny's Dreams". Quite wrenching, depending on the interpretation-

Sonny, don't go away I'm here all alone Your daddy's a sailor He never comes home

And the nights are so long Silence goes on I'm feelin' so tired And not all that strong

Sonny lives on a farm and he works on the land...

It's about Sonny coping too, I guess

Slainte Cara