Sweetheart, how I’ve searched
For a shooting star
To wish away the nights
Where sleep feels oh so far
I feel as if I’m fading
But I can hear you call
My heavy heart beats faster
As love comes stumbling down the hall
Is she a good baby?
Still echoes in my mind
Yes you are I’ll tell them
For the comfort in me you find
I know these nights are numbered
Your eyes they flutter closed
We envelope together
As you begin to softly doze
They tell me I should leave you
Just wait until tomorrow
But this journey won’t be ours.
When advice is simply borrowed
You won’t need me like this forever
But my forever you will be
So we’ll cover up in moonlight
Before it cradles you without me
And when the tunnel fades
When the light begins to shine
Your little head won’t rest on me
And we’ll sleep through the night
But right now in the dark
Though I long for sleep
The chapters in these moments
Is the only book I need
I look out to the sky
Then I look down at you
I don’t need a shooting star
To make a wish come true.
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