The Oars Are Resting Now
Style: Rocking chair waltz

[Verse 1]
Water has gone still beneath the little wooden boat
Oars leaning quiet on the boards, too tired to float
Nobody needs to row tonight or steer anywhere far
Your breathing is the only tide that I will note

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the whole night is folding soft around this place
Nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you from this space
Close your eyes and let the dark become a gentle door

[Chorus]
Nicola, the water's calm and holding you so near
Sleep is not a far country, it is waiting right here
Like a slow gondola drifting where no storm can go
Nicola, there's nothing in this whole wide night to fear

[Verse 2]
Somewhere far off a small bell rings and then it rests
Damp boards remember every quiet trip and passenger they've kept
You are the softest cargo that this old boat ever held
Warm inside blankets while the cold night just drifts and slept

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the whole night is folding soft around this place
Nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you from this space
Close your eyes and let the dark become a gentle door

[Chorus]
Nicola, the water's calm and holding you so near
Sleep is not a far country, it is waiting right here
Like a slow gondola drifting where no storm can go
Nicola, there's nothing in this whole wide night to fear

[Bridge]
Even the oars have laid their tired arms down to rest
No one is asking you to travel, only to be held
You don't need to keep watch, you don't need to be brave
Let the small boat rock you gently until you have settled

[Chorus]
Nicola, the water's calm and holding you so near
Sleep is not a far country, it is waiting right here
Like a slow gondola drifting where no storm can go
Nicola, there's nothing in this whole wide night to fear

[Outro]
The oars are resting quiet against the damp old floor
Sleep now, little one, we are not going anywhere

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