Ann is Sleeping

Intro

shh, mm-mm, ah—

Verse

Ann is sleeping on the window side,

pillow tucked under her lace-sleeved pride,

soft hair falling like a hush across the light,

I watch the quiet turn the room to white.

Pre-chorus

My hand finds the hem of her coat,

traces a map of every small note,

breath in, breath out, slow-slow (slow, slow),

I learn the language of letting go.

Chorus

Ann is sleeping, love is staying (stay, stay),

warm and steady, every little sway (mm-mm),

Ann is sleeping, I am keeping

all the ordinary things that make us whole, oh-oh.

Ann is sleeping, love is staying (stay, stay),

quiet promise folded, tucked away (tucked away),

Ann is sleeping, I am keeping

this small light by her doorway, by her doorway.

Verse

A mug cools on the bedside table, half-drunk, half-true,

your keys, your laugh, the threadbare shoe,

I tiptoe with a grin I can't disguise,

count the freckles that parade across your skies.

Bridge

If the morning reaches in with its sharp, bright hands,

I'll hold the night like a secret that understands,

whisper less and steady more (steady more),

stay until the alarm knocks on the floor.

Chorus

Ann is sleeping, love is staying (stay, stay),

warm and steady, every little sway (mm-mm),

Ann is sleeping, I am keeping

all the ordinary things that make us whole, oh-oh.

Ann is sleeping, love is staying (stay, stay),

quiet promise folded, tucked away (tucked away),

Ann is sleeping, I am keeping

this small light by her doorway, by her doorway.