Track 8 of the album Orchard Road · 2015
Nine Pounds of Sunrise
“A baby born at dawn in a county hospital with rain on the glass. It was my cousin, and I sang it at the christening.”
americana · birth song · tender americana · 3:50
Lyrics
Born at dawn in a county hospital Rain was tapping on the glass Ten small fingers wrapped around my finger Said the whole world could wait and it can pass Nine pounds of sunrise in a yellow blanket Hello, hello, little road to me I've been lost for years on a hundred highways Now I know just where I want to be Nine pounds of sunrise, you're the morning Sleep tight, I'll keep the porch light on Everything I was is just the long way To the door where you were born Drove home slow with the hazards blinking Every stop sign felt like church Tiny seat belted in the back I checked the mirror every single turn Nine pounds of sunrise in a yellow blanket Hello, hello, little road to me I've been lost for years on a hundred highways Now I know just where I want to be Nine pounds of sunrise, you're the morning Sleep tight, I'll keep the porch light on Everything I was is just the long way To the door where you were born Three a.m. and the kitchen's humming Bottle warm and the radio low I never knew a tired could feel this golden Rocking you slow, rocking you slow Someday you'll learn to drive Someday you'll leave me waving at the gate But tonight you're breathing on my shoulder And the whole wide world can wait Nine pounds of sunrise in a yellow blanket Hello, hello, little road to me I've been lost for years on a hundred highways Now I know just where I want to be Nine pounds of sunrise, you're the morning Sleep tight, I'll keep the porch light on Everything I was is just the long way To the door where you were born Hello, little road to me Hello, little road to me