[Verse 1] Dust on the windows Rain in a crooked tin roof pan Bread cut a little bit thinner Still we pass it hand to hand Quiet coats the church bells Dogs curl up by the door Nothing left to promise Still we whisper, "just one more" [Chorus] Sleep, little country, sleep Lay your tired fields down deep Close your eyes on all you’ve lost Let my voice keep watch Sleep, little country, sleep I will hold the dark you keep Till the morning finds your face And remembers you were brave [Verse 2] Mother hums over dishes Counting coins that never add Grandpa folds the same old paper Shakes his head, laughs so it won’t hurt as bad Kids draw suns in the margins Blue sky on a crumpled page Hope is a stubborn flower Growing through the rust and rage [Chorus] Sleep, little country, sleep Lay your tired fields down deep Close your eyes on all you’ve lost Let my voice keep watch Sleep, little country, sleep I will hold the dark you keep Till the morning finds your face And remembers you were brave [Bridge] One day these roads Will be lined with songs Names they forgot Will be spoken strong Till then, my love While the hungry wait I’ll sing your name Soft against the gate [Chorus] Sleep, little country, sleep Lay your tired fields down deep Close your eyes on all you’ve lost Let my voice keep watch Sleep, little country, sleep I will hold the dark you keep Till the morning shakes your pain And calls you home again
