Steam and Stars
Style: Fingerpicked night

[Verse 1]
Steam is rising soft above the water, curling slow and warm
Every worry of the day is melting out into the air
You are wrapped inside the quiet like a blanket, safe from harm
Nothing in this whole wide night will ever cause you care

[Pre-chorus]
The water settles, and the room grows still and low
Close your eyes and let the warmth sink into you
Sleep is waiting just beyond this gentle glow

[Chorus]
Rita, the night is holding you so gently now
Nothing can reach you here, nothing can find you sweeter
Rest your small head down and let the hours bow
Sleep on, my quiet one, my own Rita

[Verse 2]
The candle by the basin flickers low and kind and slow
Its little light is watching over you until you dream
Outside the window, all the stars have gathered in a row
Just to see you sleeping calm beside the rising steam

[Chorus]
Rita, the night is holding you so gently now
Nothing can reach you here, nothing can find you sweeter
Rest your small head down and let the hours bow
Sleep on, my quiet one, my own Rita

[Bridge]
Hush now, the whole house is breathing slow with you
There is nothing you must carry until the morning comes

[Chorus]
Rita, the night is holding you so gently now
Nothing can reach you here, nothing can find you sweeter
Rest your small head down and let the hours bow
Sleep on, my quiet one, my own Rita

[Outro]
The steam has settled, and the water has gone still and clear
Sleep well, my Rita, you are safe and you are near

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