The Oar Lies Still
Style: Music box

[Verse 1]
Rest now, the oar lies still across the wooden floor
Water outside has settled, calm from shore to shore
Nothing tonight will hurry you, nothing needs you more
You are the softest cargo this house has ever known

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes and let the ripples carry every sound away
Sleep is a river with no current pulling either way
Drift now, love is holding steady till the break of day

[Chorus]
Reese, you are the calm that this whole house was missing
Nothing in the dark tonight will ever cause you grief
Reese, the water holds you gently, never once resisting
Sleep and know you're safer than the softest piece of fleece

[Verse 2]
Damp boards remember every quiet step that brought you home
Even shadows settle when they see you're not alone
You could sail through darkest waters, never lost, never blown
Held here safely, warm and certain, till the morning light is shown

[Chorus]
Reese, you are the calm that this whole house was missing
Nothing in the dark tonight will ever cause you grief
Reese, the water holds you gently, never once resisting
Sleep and know you're safer than the softest piece of fleece

[Bridge]
No current pulls too hard for arms that love you this much
Sleep is only stillness wrapped in tender, steady touch

[Chorus]
Reese, you are the calm that this whole house was missing
Nothing in the dark tonight will ever cause you grief
Reese, the water holds you gently, never once resisting
Sleep and know you're safer than the softest piece of fleece

[Outro]
Let the oar rest easy, let the dark water stay so still
You are held and you are loved, and always will

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