[Verse 1] Grandma found a little coal-black kitten By the grocery lot one autumn day Tiny paws tucked under her shiver A pair of green eyes begging her to stay The grandkids came running to the kitchen “Can we keep her? Please say yes” Grandma smiled before she thought to call them Mom and Dad got no warning, I guess [Chorus] Midnight, little shadow with a heart of gold You made a home wherever we could hold From a parking lot to fields that rolled You were family, Midnight More than anyone could know [Verse 2] Dad was sure she’d only stay a season Then she curled beside his chair one night He was hers before he knew the feeling She had turned his quiet house to light She’d roam the country past the fence line Through the hay and cedar, creek and stone Come back proud to lay her prize before him Rabbits, mice, like medals from her own [Chorus] Midnight, little shadow with a heart of gold You made a home wherever we could hold From a parking lot to fields that rolled You were family, Midnight More than anyone could know [Verse 3] Three young daughters knew her gentle language Soft head bumps and purring in their arms She would sleep beside their Sunday dresses Guard their dreams and keep them safe from harm Years went by like seasons through the window Gray came softly round her velvet face Still she met us at the door each evening Still she gave the house her quiet grace [Bridge] Then one evening Dad was by the doorway And Midnight climbed slowly to his side Pressed her small black body to his trouser leg Lifted up her eyes and gave one cry No one knew the words she meant to tell him No one knew the road she had to choose She turned toward the trees beyond the garden And left us with the love she couldn’t lose [Final Chorus] Midnight, little shadow with a heart of gold You made a home wherever we could hold From a parking lot to fields that rolled You were family, Midnight More than anyone could know [Outro] Somewhere past the cedar, past the fence line Where the evening settles soft and wide I believe she found a patch of grass there And laid her tired little body down to rest Goodnight, Midnight You were loved your whole life through Goodnight, Midnight We still leave the porch light on for you
