Dew on the Vine
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
Heavy dew is falling soft on the dark tomato leaves tonight
It gathers slow and settles down onto the black and waiting soil
The garden holds its breath beneath the fading porch light
This is how I hold you now, wrapped up against the world's turmoil

[Pre-chorus]
Every drop that falls tonight was gathered up so gently
Nothing in this quiet house will ever come to harm you
Close your eyes, the dark is only something soft to carry

[Chorus]
Catalina, sleep is coming like the dew upon the vine
Somewhere soft and slow and certain, settling in its time
Nothing hurries where you're lying, nothing needs to shine
You are held here, Catalina, and every hour is fine

[Verse 2]
The soil grows dark and rich beneath the weight of falling water
Nothing forces it to open, it just gathers what it's given
So I will not rush this moment, will not hurry what should matter
I will watch you settle downward like the peace that you are living

[Chorus]
Catalina, sleep is coming like the dew upon the vine
Somewhere soft and slow and certain, settling in its time
Nothing hurries where you're lying, nothing needs to shine
You are held here, Catalina, and every hour is fine

[Bridge]
No storm comes tonight to trouble the leaves or bend the stem
You are safe as roots in darkness, safe as any breath drawn deep

[Chorus]
Catalina, sleep is coming like the dew upon the vine
Somewhere soft and slow and certain, settling in its time
Nothing hurries where you're lying, nothing needs to shine
You are held here, Catalina, and every hour is fine

[Outro]
The dew will still be falling long after you have gone to sleep
Quiet as the love that watches over you, and yours to keep

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