Slow Ticking, Soft Sleeping
Style: Accordion cradle

[Verse 1]
Somewhere past the door a slow clock keeps its steady beat
Counting out the minutes while you settle in the sheet
The hallway light is dim and low and doesn't reach your bed
This whole house breathes slower now, so calm and warm and sweet

[Pre-chorus]
Every tick that echoes down is carrying you home
Nothing in the dark tonight will leave you here alone
So let your tired eyes close soft as this old house grows still

[Chorus]
Courtney, the night has folded gently round your little bed
There's nowhere safer in this world to lay your sleepy head
Courtney, you're the reason every quiet hour feels so bright
Hush now, let the ticking carry you through the night

[Verse 2]
The door stays open just a crack to let the soft light in
Nothing needs to hurry now, no reason to begin
Somewhere far away that clock keeps ticking, slow and low
And under all that quiet you're the softest thing I've seen

[Chorus]
Courtney, the night has folded gently round your little bed
There's nowhere safer in this world to lay your sleepy head
Courtney, you're the reason every quiet hour feels so bright
Hush now, let the ticking carry you through the night

[Bridge]
Every tick is just a small and steady kind of love
Falling soft as feathers drifting down from up above
You don't need to listen, only rest and drift away

[Chorus]
Courtney, the night has folded gently round your little bed
There's nowhere safer in this world to lay your sleepy head
Courtney, you're the reason every quiet hour feels so bright
Hush now, let the ticking carry you through the night

[Outro]
Far down the hall that steady ticking softly fades to rest
Sleep now, you are held, you are the house's dearest guest

Free from Songbird: lovesongbirds.com