Six in the morning, my eyes open wide The world’s barely stirring, you’re warm by my side My body has decided that sleeping is done Though outside the window we’re waiting for sun Then my nose starts its nonsense, a sniff and a sigh So I slip from the covers and leave you nearby No need for two people to wake with the dawn Close your eyes, my darling Sleep on Sleep on, my darling, sleep on The morning can wait for a while Go wandering somewhere inside of your dreams And wake when you wake with a smile I’ll be downstairs while the new day begins Quietly getting things done There’s nowhere I need you to be before then So sleep, my darling Sleep on I’ll make myself coffee and open the day A screen in the half-light, some work on the way A few little problems all quietly solved While upstairs the blankets are keeping you warm And sometimes I wonder what world you’re inside What places you visit with sleep as your guide I love that you’re peaceful, I love that you’re free And I love that you don’t have to wake up with me So sleep on, my darling, sleep on Let eight become nine if it may There’s nothing so urgent it needs you right now The world will still turn anyway I’ll be downstairs while the new day begins Making some sense of it all And when I hear footsteps above me at last I’ll know that my morning can start We don’t have to move to the very same clock Or wake to the very same sun You can have your dreaming I can have the dawn And somehow we still become one There’s love in the holding And love letting go Love in just letting you be Knowing that somewhere between six and nine You’ll come wandering back down to me Sleep on, my darling, sleep on Dream wherever dreams want to go I’ll keep the house quiet, I’ll get on with life There’s something I think you should know I don’t mind the waiting I like it somehow The promise the morning has made That sometime around eight Or perhaps nearer nine I’ll look up And there you’ll be So sleep, my darling Sleep on I’ve got the morning And later I’ve got you.
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