[Intro – Soft fingerpicked guitar, distant flugelhorn] [Verse 1] I laughed a little louder today Than I thought I would Then something caught me off my guard And nothing felt quite good I stood there with a cup in hand Forgot what I came for And listened to the little sounds Of someone closing a door [Chorus] The world can wait until the morning There’s nothing left to prove tonight Let the hours carry on without me I’ll be somewhere out of sight The world can wait until the morning And I can leave it where it lies For a while, for a little while I’ll close my eyes [Instrumental – Warm flugelhorn melody over gentle guitar] [Verse 2] Some days I change a hundred times From laughter into tears And all the things I thought I’d lost Come wandering through the years I don’t need to know the reason Or give each feeling a name I’ll put my feet beneath the covers And let them come and go again [Chorus] The world can wait until the morning There’s nothing left to prove tonight Let the hours carry on without me I’ll be somewhere out of sight The world can wait until the morning And I can leave it where it lies For a while, for a little while I’ll close my eyes [Bridge – Almost whispered, sparse guitar] The chair is where I left it My book is open still A little light across the floor And everything is still [Instrumental – Flugelhorn and cello, slow intertwining lines] [Final Chorus – Very soft, intimate] The world can wait until the morning I think I’ll let it do just that No need to gather up the pieces No need to put them back The world can wait until the morning And I can leave it where it lies For a while, for a little while I’ll close my eyes [Outro – Guitar and flugelhorn, gradually fading] For a while… Just a little while… [End]
