Lullabies for Stephanie

Verse 1

A brown feather drifts past the window so slow riding the dark on a current we cannot know hush now, and watch how it settles so light you are the softest thing this house will ever hold

Chorus

Stephanie, Stephanie, sleep is a boat that will carry you far under the eaves where the quiet things are close your eyes now, let the night be your company Stephanie, drift where the calm and the starlight are

Verse 2

The curtain breathes slow with the cool of the evening air somewhere a feather has landed and rests without care you are the warmth that this whole house is built around nothing tonight will come near you, I promise, I swear

Pre-chorus

Hear how the wind has gone soft as a sigh feel how the dark holds no reason to cry lean into sleep now, I'm right by your side

Chorus

Stephanie, Stephanie, sleep is a boat that will carry you far under the eaves where the quiet things are close your eyes now, let the night be your company Stephanie, drift where the calm and the starlight are

Bridge

Every small breath that you take is a treasure to me you are the reason this house learned to be still rest now, my love, let the whole world go quiet

Chorus

Stephanie, Stephanie, sleep is a boat that will carry you far under the eaves where the quiet things are close your eyes now, let the night be your company Stephanie, drift where the calm and the starlight are

Outro

The feather has settled, its journey is done sleep now, my Stephanie, safe as the dawn

Verse 1

The heavy door swings shut against the hallway's soft carpet floor Closing out the day and everything that came with company Nothing more can reach you now behind this quiet door And nothing in the dark tonight will ever trouble Stephanie

Pre-chorus

Let the hush come settle low around your sleepy head Feel the warmth that's holding you, close and steady in your bed Breathe out slow, my love, there's nowhere else you need to be

Chorus

Stephanie, the night is yours to keep and hold tonight Rest here safe where every worry finally lets you be Nothing needs to hurry now, nothing needs to be just right Stephanie, you're wrapped in calm as quiet as the sea

Verse 2

The hallway light fades slowly out beneath the door you closed No sound but breathing left inside this small and gentle room You're carried now by nothing more than how you're loved and known And sleep will come to find you soft, the way it always does

Bridge

No need to hold the day a moment longer than you must Let it drift away from you like something soft as dust Somebody's here to watch the dark and keep it kind for you

Chorus

Stephanie, the night is yours to keep and hold tonight Rest here safe where every worry finally lets you be Nothing needs to hurry now, nothing needs to be just right Stephanie, you're wrapped in calm as quiet as the sea

Outro

The door stays closed against the hallway, holding back the light Sleep now, you are safe within this small and steady night

Verse 1

Frost is climbing up the corner of the window pane tonight Stitching little silver ferns beneath the fading light You are wrapped in blankets softer than the falling snow And everywhere you rest your head is somewhere safe to go

Pre-chorus

The glass grows white and quiet while the engine hums along Your breathing finds the rhythm of a slow and sleepy song And every mile that carries you is carrying you home

Chorus

Stephanie, the night has wrapped its arms around you whole Nothing out there in the dark can ever touch your soul Close your eyes, my Stephanie, and let the hours pass We will watch the morning melt the frost from off the glass

Verse 2

The world outside is folding into shadows soft and slow While warmth is curled around you like a fire's gentle glow You do not have to hold on to a single worry now Just let the quiet carry you to wherever dreams allow

Bridge

Every star is just a nightlight someone left on for you Every hush across the fields is holding on to you too

Chorus

Stephanie, the night has wrapped its arms around you whole Nothing out there in the dark can ever touch your soul Close your eyes, my Stephanie, and let the hours pass We will watch the morning melt the frost from off the glass

Outro

The frost will fade and morning light will find that pane once more But you'll be sleeping safe and warm, just as you were before