Last Stop, Sleepyhead
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
The night bus hums along the empty road so slow
With one small passenger who nods in golden lamplight glow
You lean against the window, breathing soft and deep
And every mile that passes carries you toward sleep

[Pre-chorus]
The city lights go sliding past like stars brought low
Nobody wakes you, nobody asks you where you go
You're carried on and held, and closer now to home

[Chorus]
Alfie, the whole wide world can wait outside tonight
You are the reason lamps still burn so warm and bright
Rest easy now, there's nothing here that you should fear
Alfie, I'm right beside you, always near

[Verse 2]
Somewhere behind us all the noise begins to fade away
And nothing in the dark can touch you where you lay
You curl up small and warm against the corner seat
While outside every streetlight nods to you, my sweet

[Pre-chorus]
The city lights go sliding past like stars brought low
Nobody wakes you, nobody asks you where you go
You're carried on and held, and closer now to home

[Chorus]
Alfie, the whole wide world can wait outside tonight
You are the reason lamps still burn so warm and bright
Rest easy now, there's nothing here that you should fear
Alfie, I'm right beside you, always near

[Bridge]
Whatever road you travel, however far you roam
This heart will be your shelter, this heart will be your home

[Chorus]
Alfie, the whole wide world can wait outside tonight
You are the reason lamps still burn so warm and bright
Rest easy now, there's nothing here that you should fear
Alfie, I'm right beside you, always near

[Outro]
The bus rolls on through midnight, gentle as a lullaby
And you are held here safely till the morning sky

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