A Beam Across the Wall
Style: Soft piano

[Verse 1]
A far light slips across the old wall by your bed
Soft as a hand that only means to smooth your head
Nothing tonight will come to trouble where you're led
Close your eyes now, love, and drift instead

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the house breathes slow around you
Every crack and shadow means no harm
Sleep is only warmth about to find you

[Chorus]
Fred, the light is turning gentle overhead
Nothing in this room will ever wish you bad
You are held here safely, Fred, so rest instead
Sleep is soft and near, and you are glad

[Verse 2]
That beam will keep on sweeping long after you're asleep
Quietly it circles, a promise it will keep
Wherever shadows gather, they are never deep
You are watched by something soft and never steep

[Chorus]
Fred, the light is turning gentle overhead
Nothing in this room will ever wish you bad
You are held here safely, Fred, so rest instead
Sleep is soft and near, and you are glad

[Bridge]
Let the walls grow quiet, let your breathing slow
Nothing you must carry, nowhere you must go

[Chorus]
Fred, the light is turning gentle overhead
Nothing in this room will ever wish you bad
You are held here safely, Fred, so rest instead
Sleep is soft and near, and you are glad

[Outro]
The beam will still be turning when the morning comes for you
Sleep now, little Fred, the whole night's watching over you

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