Track 2 of the album Ice in the Glass · 2012
Night Nurse on the Fourth Floor
“Written for the people who keep watch while the rest of us sleep. Theo played it so softly I leaned in to hear him.”
jazz ballad · torch ballad · chamber jazz · 4:35
Lyrics
Hallway lamps are turned down low Soft shoes squeak on the linoleum glow Clipboard tucked beneath her arm She checks on every room to keep them calm A man can't sleep, he's missing his wife She sits a while and talks about life Pulls up the blanket, straightens the chair Says I'll be right here, I'll be right there Night nurse on the fourth floor Walking the quiet from door to door When the world is sleeping and the fear is wide She is the light on the other side Night nurse on the fourth floor Three a.m. and the coffee's gone cold A young girl's afraid, a hand to hold She hums a tune she half recalls Soft as a whisper down the halls Night nurse on the fourth floor Walking the quiet from door to door When the world is sleeping and the fear is wide She is the light on the other side Night nurse on the fourth floor Morning comes with a pale gold sky She signs the chart and says goodbye Walks out slowly to the waking street Tired, and glad, and on her feet Night nurse on the fourth floor Walking the quiet from door to door When the world is sleeping and the fear is wide She is the light on the other side Night nurse on the fourth floor Sleep now, sleep now, all is well Someone's watching, someone will tell