Ticket Scraps
Style: Fingerpicked night

[Verse 1]
Yellow scraps of ticket drift down by the heater's glow
The night bus hums so soft, rocking easy, rocking slow
Warm air curls around your little sleepy feet
You're the softest thing this tired old world will ever know

[Chorus]
Neil, the dark is only quiet, nothing there to fear
Every road tonight is leading somewhere warm and near
Close your eyes, let all the humming wheels appeal
You are held so close and safe tonight, Neil

[Verse 2]
The window fogs up gentle with your tiny breath
Lights go sliding past like dreams that haven't happened yet
Nothing in this whole wide night could ever harm you
You're the calm at the end of every road I've met

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, let the engine hum be all the sound you need
Let the far lights blur to gold as your eyes start to seal
Sleep is close, and I am right here while you drift

[Chorus]
Neil, the dark is only quiet, nothing there to fear
Every road tonight is leading somewhere warm and near
Close your eyes, let all the humming wheels appeal
You are held so close and safe tonight, Neil

[Bridge]
No ticket left to hold, no stop to reach tonight
Just you, so still and certain, wrapped in yellow light

[Chorus]
Neil, the dark is only quiet, nothing there to fear
Every road tonight is leading somewhere warm and near
Close your eyes, let all the humming wheels appeal
You are held so close and safe tonight, Neil

[Outro]
The last scrap settles softly on the floor by the heater's warmth
So settle too, my Neil, safe within my arms

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