“You Are My Bedtime Lullaby” Performed by AI CLAUDE BANE WRITTEN BY Stephen Ray (12Gauge ) Vocal Rule: Claude Bane is the only lead vocalist. Male vocal only. No female vocals, no duet, no female background vocals. [Intro — spoken, tired but grateful, acoustic guitar and soft porch piano] Long day tried to follow me home again… But you were standing there with that soft look in your eyes like you already knew what I didn’t wanna say. Mmm. You don’t just love me… you quiet the world around me. [Verse 1] I come in with dust on my boots and the weight of the whole day on my back Phone still buzzing in my pocket like trouble trying to call me back You take one look at my face and say, “Leave that mess outside” Then your hands find my shoulders and I remember I’m alive You don’t ask me to be perfect you don’t need some polished man You just pull me close enough to make me understand [Pre-Chorus] That peace ain’t always a place Sometimes it’s a woman’s hands And after all this world takes from me you give me back who I am [Chorus] You are my bedtime lullaby Soft as a prayer at the end of the night When my whole day’s been running wild you lay your love on this tired life Baby, you calm my mind You are my bedtime lullaby [Verse 2] I start talking ’bout the bad parts but you don’t let me stay there long You say, “Tell me what you’re grateful for” then smile till my hurt feels wrong You rub the knots out my silence like you know where the pain has been Turn my worries into whispers with your cheek against my skin I don’t know how you do it but you see through every wall You don’t love the man I pretend to be you love the man beneath it all [Pre-Chorus] That peace ain’t always a place Sometimes it’s breathing next to me And after all this world takes from me you remind me I’m still free [Chorus] You are my bedtime lullaby Soft as a prayer at the end of the night When my whole day’s been running wild you lay your love on this tired life Baby, you calm my mind You are my bedtime lullaby [Bridge — emotional lift, steel guitar swell] I ain’t saying I don’t break I ain’t saying I don’t bend But you got a way of reaching me before the darkness settles in You don’t fix me with big speeches you don’t shame me for my scars You just love me in the quiet and remind me whose I are If heaven ever lent me comfort it came wearing your smile And I thank God every evening I get to come home to my lullaby [Final Chorus — bigger but still tender] You are my bedtime lullaby Soft as a prayer at the end of the night When my whole day’s been running wild you lay your love on this tired life Baby, you calm my mind You are my bedtime lullaby [Outro — whispered, acoustic guitar fading] You don’t let the bad day win… You just hold me till I remember I’m loved. Mmm… My bedtime lullaby.
