Soft as the Floor Below
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
Somewhere past the door a floorboard hums a low goodnight
You are curled up warm beneath the blanket's gentle weight
Every little sound out there is just the house at rest
Nothing in this room will ever come to make you wait

[Pre-chorus]
Hear how soft the old wood settles just outside the frame
That's the sound of home still watching, holding steady near
Let it carry you toward sleep before I say your name

[Chorus]
Maverick, the night is yours to keep and wander slow
Nothing here will hurry you, no reason left to race
Maverick, I'll stay until your breathing dips and low
Sleep is just another room and you're the gentlest place

[Verse 2]
The hinge outside has learned to whisper rather than to creak
Someone's always passing by to check that you're alright
You don't have to hold your eyes open one more minute
Let the hallway light go dim and fold into the night

[Chorus]
Maverick, the night is yours to keep and wander slow
Nothing here will hurry you, no reason left to race
Maverick, I'll stay until your breathing dips and low
Sleep is just another room and you're the gentlest place

[Bridge]
Even the smallest creak outside was only ever kindness
Only the house breathing gently, keeping watch till dawn

[Chorus]
Maverick, the night is yours to keep and wander slow
Nothing here will hurry you, no reason left to race
Maverick, I'll stay until your breathing dips and low
Sleep is just another room and you're the gentlest place

[Outro]
That old floorboard's gone quiet now, its work is finally done
Sleep on, Maverick, the whole house loves you, every one

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