Shooting Stars

[My lyrics, Suno's music] [instrumental] [Chorus] Wake up. It's time to see the shooting stars. [Verse 1] August 13, peak of the Perseids I lay in bed With my wife and baby between us But it's still twilight, so we sleep [Verse 2] 2 A.M., I awaken The sky is dark It's time to check the sky I slip on a bathrobe Silent, so as not to wake them [Chorus] Wake up. It's time to see the shooting stars. [Verse 3] In the cool air of summer night The stars are pinpricks of light And yes! A shooting star! Counting ... counting, ... counting .... There's another. Maybe one more? [Verse 4] Quietly, quietly, I go upstairs I touch my wife. "Wake up," I say, "It's time to see the shooting stars!" She gets up too We leave baby [Chorus] Wake up. It's time to see the shooting stars. [Verse 5] On the back porch We lay on the deck Maybe every five seconds A dash of light. "I'm afraid that's as good as it gets," says I. [Verse 6] My wife was cold, I was happy she saw it but yes it's not much We went back to bed. Baby was still asleep. [Chorus] Wake up, It's time to see the shooting stars. [Verse 7] The morning is bright. Baby sits in his high chair. "Wake up!" says baby, "It's time to see the shooting stars!" Did he hear us when we left him alone? [quiet instrumental] [Verse 8] As the months pass, baby fades. Words fall away. The world is wheels. He just repeats stock phrases. "Wake up!" he says, "It's time to see the shooting stars!" For some reason that stuck. Real words are few, and whispered. [Chorus] Wake up. It's time to see the shooting stars. Wake up. It's time to see the shooting stars. Wake up. It's time to see the shooting stars. [instrumental]