Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
The room went quiet
Every clock forgot to turn
I keep your little coat
Folded on the chair
I still say your name
Out loud when no one's here
The sky is just a sky now
[Pre-Chorus]
I held you once
I held you first
I had to let you go
[Chorus]
Sleep now little light
Sleep now little light
The night is long and I am wide awake
Sleep now little light
Sleep now little light
I will keep the lamp on till the morning breaks
[Verse 2]
Your father counts the stars
He never learned to pray
We made a garden
Where your footsteps used to be
I sing the lullaby
I never finished for you
The words come out so strange now
[Pre-Chorus]
I held you once
I held you first
I had to let you go
[Chorus]
Sleep now little light
Sleep now little light
The night is long and I am wide awake
Sleep now little light
Sleep now little light
I will keep the lamp on till the morning breaks
[Bridge]
Gone before the spring
Gone before the rain
Gone before I knew the shape of your laugh
Gone and still I call
Gone and still I call
(Still I call)
(Still I call)
[Chorus]
Sleep now little light
Sleep now little light
The night is long and I am wide awake
Sleep now little light
Sleep now little light
I will keep the lamp on till the morning breaks
[Outro]
Mm
Sleep now
Mm-hmm
Sleep now