Steady Little Flame
Style: Rocking chair waltz

[Verse 1]
Somewhere on the sideboard a small flame is holding still
Burning low and gentle just to keep the dark away
You are wrapped up warmer than any hand could ever fill
Sleep is only sleep now, there is nowhere else to stay

[Pre-chorus]
Nothing in this house tonight is asking you to wake
Every corner settles for your one small sake
So let your breathing slow down like the light beside the lake

[Chorus]
Catherine, the night is holding you so soft and low
Nothing here will hurry you, there is nowhere to go
Catherine, the flame won't waver and it won't burn thin
Rest inside the quiet that I'm gathering you in

[Verse 2]
The glass around that little flame is red as any rose
Keeping every flicker safe from all the wind outside
You are held the same way, closer than the whole world knows
Nothing here will touch you while I'm standing by your side

[Chorus]
Catherine, the night is holding you so soft and low
Nothing here will hurry you, there is nowhere to go
Catherine, the flame won't waver and it won't burn thin
Rest inside the quiet that I'm gathering you in

[Bridge]
Even when the morning comes to find you
This small steady warmth will stay behind you

[Chorus]
Catherine, the night is holding you so soft and low
Nothing here will hurry you, there is nowhere to go
Catherine, the flame won't waver and it won't burn thin
Rest inside the quiet that I'm gathering you in

[Outro]
Somewhere on the sideboard that small flame is burning true
Steady as my love will always, always be for you

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