My Sweetest Thing

Verse 1

Hush now, darlin', hush, my dove,

I've washed your face the way you loved,

Combed your hair back nice and slow —

You never once have told me no.

Pre-Chorus

I tied your eyelids down with thread

So bad dreams cannot leave your head,

I turned your picture to the wall —

I want the real thing, after all.

Chorus

Sleep, sleep, my sweetest thing,

The birds have stopped, the church bells ring,

The neighbors asked me where you'd gone —

I told them you were sleeping on.

Hook

The doctor came and shook his head,

He said, 'Ma'am, your husband is gone, I'm sorry'

I thanked him kindly, walked him out,

And hummed to drown his little doubt.

Bridge

I whisper to the floor each night,

'The roses miss you, hold on tight,'

And oh, how they have bloomed since spring,

Since I gave them your everything.

Solo

Sleep, sleep, my sweetest thing,

The winter died, but so did spring,

And when my hands grow old and cold,

I'll crawl inside the dark you hold.

Breakdown

So hush, my darlin', hush, my dove,

No grave, no God, no judge, no love

Will ever take you from this house —

I bit my tongue, I took my vows.

Outro

Hush now, darlin', hush, my dove...

You never once have told me no.