Under the Old Oaks
Style: Cello cradle

[Verse 1]
The wheels have gone quiet beneath the old oak trees
And the whole wide world has settled into ease
Leaves are drifting down soft as any sigh
You are held so gently under this grey sky

[Chorus]
Nansi, Nansi, close your eyes and rest
There is nowhere in this world you're loved best more than here
Nansi, Nansi, let the night be kind
Sleep is only love, wrapped up and warm and mine

[Verse 2]
Somewhere the branches are holding onto autumn light
And every falling leaf is tucking in the night
Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to rush
You are safe as the quiet, safe as the hush

[Pre-chorus]
Hear how slow the evening breathes around us now
Feel how the dark bends gentle, soft and slow
Sleep is coming closer, calling you along

[Chorus]
Nansi, Nansi, close your eyes and rest
There is nowhere in this world you're loved best more than here
Nansi, Nansi, let the night be kind
Sleep is only love, wrapped up and warm and mine

[Bridge]
Whatever the day was, it can rest now too
Nothing in this whole wide world matters more than you
Let go of the light, let the dark be soft and slow

[Chorus]
Nansi, Nansi, close your eyes and rest
There is nowhere in this world you're loved best more than here
Nansi, Nansi, let the night be kind
Sleep is only love, wrapped up and warm and mine

[Outro]
The leaves will still be waiting when the morning comes
Sleep now, little one, beneath the old oak's arms

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