Track 3 of the EP Streetlight Waltz · 2018
Lay Your Head Down, Little Wanderer
“Our drummer became a dad in a motel off Highway Nine. We wrote this at four in the morning for his girl.”
folk rock · lullaby folk · tender ballad · 3:19
Lyrics
The drummer's wife had a baby girl In a motel room off Highway Nine We crowded round like we'd seen a miracle Four rough boys in a tiny shrine Lay your head down, little wanderer You were born with the road in your veins We'll sing you to sleep in a minor key Over thunder and over trains Lay your head down, little wanderer Wherever you go, there's a song And a van full of uncles who love you All night long The bassist knitted a hat from a sock The singer found a lullaby chord We passed her round like a fragile lantern Every grown man suddenly floored Lay your head down, little wanderer You were born with the road in your veins We'll sing you to sleep in a minor key Over thunder and over trains Lay your head down, little wanderer Wherever you go, there's a song And a van full of uncles who love you All night long We played the next show a little more softly Dedicated every verse to the small Someone in the crowd started humming along And then everyone was humming at all Hush now, hush now, the engine's low Hush now, the headlights know Whatever you grow up to be There's a light on for you, and for me Lay your head down, little wanderer You were born with the road in your veins We'll sing you to sleep in a minor key Over thunder and over trains Lay your head down, little wanderer Wherever you go, there's a song And a van full of uncles who love you All night long All night long Little wanderer, all night long