[Intro — Felt piano, soft cello entering slowly] [Verse 1 — Close, warm, unhurried] The kettle cools, the curtains sway The windows lose their final grey The book you left beside the bed Can keep its place until it's read The little things you meant to do Will find their way back home to you But here, beneath the evening blue There's nothing waiting to be proved [Chorus — Gentle, floating melody] Just this room, and just this song Nothing here to get wrong Let the little hours flow Soft and easy, soft and slow Close your eyes, my Starlight Let the evening carry on There's nothing you must do tonight And nothing here to get wrong [Verse 2 — Delicate piano, soft sustained strings] The thoughts that come can come and go Like branches moving in the snow You needn't hold them by the hand Or try to make them understand The world is full of things to know Of places yet to see and go But all the wonders of the day Can rest until another day [Chorus — Warm harmonies, gently sustained] Just this room, and just this song Nothing here to get wrong Let the little hours flow Soft and easy, soft and slow Close your eyes, my Starlight Let the evening carry on There's nothing you must do tonight And nothing here to get wrong [Instrumental — Sparse piano, long cello notes, gentle silence] [Bridge — Barely whispered, piano alone] You don't have to find the words You don't have to make them rhyme You don't have to finish anything Or make good use of time There's no question left unanswered That you need to solve tonight No one waiting for perfection In this little pool of light [Soft pause] And if the dreams should wander Let them wander where they please You can simply lie here resting With the night among the trees [Final Chorus — Very tender, slowing gradually] Just this room, and just this song Nothing here to get wrong Let the little hours flow Soft and easy, soft and slow Close your eyes, my Starlight Let the last light fade away There's nothing you must do tonight And nothing more to say [Outro — Almost whispered, fading piano] Just this room And just this song Nothing here To get wrong Goodnight, my Starlight Goodnight, my dear [Long, gentle piano decay] [Silence]
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