Down the Quiet Hall
Style: Clarinet nightlight

[Verse 1]
Soft the floor sighs underneath the rug so worn and kind
Every little creak is just the house easing its mind
Nothing in this hallway means you any harm tonight
I will carry you where all the hush is warm and lined

[Pre-chorus]
Down the passage now the lamps are dimming low and slow
Every board has learned the gentle way it ought to go
Close your eyes before the last light starts to bend and blur

[Chorus]
Bobby, hush now, let the whole wide house grow still for you
Nothing needs you but to rest, there's nothing left to do
Someone's here to hold the quiet steady through the night
Bobby, you are loved in every room the dark moves through

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past your door the old rug keeps its patterns warm
Nothing sharp or loud has ever come to do you harm
Sleep can find you soft as socks upon the wooden floor
I will stay as long as you need someone near your arm

[Bridge]
Let the house breathe out its little wooden sighs for you
Nothing in the dark tonight has anywhere to go

[Chorus]
Bobby, hush now, let the whole wide house grow still for you
Nothing needs you but to rest, there's nothing left to do
Someone's here to hold the quiet steady through the night
Bobby, you are loved in every room the dark moves through

[Outro]
Somewhere down the hall the rug still holds the warmth of day
Sleep now, little one, the floor has learned to stay this way

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