Rest Now, Betty
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
An oar lies still against the painted side of the boat
Nothing left to row, nowhere left it needs to be
You can lay your small hands down the very same way
There is nothing you must carry, love, you're already free

[Pre-chorus]
Every ripple on the water settles flat and slow
Every sound the harbour makes is learning to be kind
So let your eyes grow heavy now, there's nowhere else to go

[Chorus]
Betty, the water is holding you steady
Soft is the dark and the dark is your friend
Nobody's rushing and nobody's ready
Sleep is the harbour where all of it ends

[Verse 2]
Wood remembers every hand that ever held it close
You are held the same way, gentle, sure and true
Somewhere out beyond the ropes the tide is turning home
And it carries not one worry back to you

[Chorus]
Betty, the water is holding you steady
Soft is the dark and the dark is your friend
Nobody's rushing and nobody's ready
Sleep is the harbour where all of it ends

[Bridge]
Rest your weight the way the oar rests, easy on the wood
Nothing to prove and nothing left to do tonight

[Chorus]
Betty, the water is holding you steady
Soft is the dark and the dark is your friend
Nobody's rushing and nobody's ready
Sleep is the harbour where all of it ends

[Outro]
Somewhere a boat sits quiet, its oar laid down to dream
Sleep now, you are the safest thing this night has seen

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