Quiet as the Dew
Style: Clarinet nightlight

[Verse 1]
Somewhere the leaves are holding their small silver drops of rain
You are held just as softly as any beginning thing
Quiet has settled over the garden and over the lane
Nothing tonight will trouble the peace that your breathing brings

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the dark be kind and slow
The watering can rests silver beneath the falling dew
Sleep is only the softest place that you will ever go

[Chorus]
Barbara, the night is a blanket made just for you
Nothing can reach you, not the wind or the cold or the dark
Every star up above has been counted for Barbara too
Sleep now, my love, and carry no worry, no mark

[Verse 2]
Green leaves are cupping the small clear beads of the night
You are the warmth that no shadow could ever undo
Morning will come with its ordinary golden light
But for now there is only this hush, and only you

[Chorus]
Barbara, the night is a blanket made just for you
Nothing can reach you, not the wind or the cold or the dark
Every star up above has been counted for Barbara too
Sleep now, my love, and carry no worry, no mark

[Bridge]
Rest inside this small and steady hour
No need to be anything but held

[Chorus]
Barbara, the night is a blanket made just for you
Nothing can reach you, not the wind or the cold or the dark
Every star up above has been counted for Barbara too
Sleep now, my love, and carry no worry, no mark

[Outro]
Somewhere the dew is still gathering, quiet and slow
Sleep now the same way, and know you are loved so

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