Warm From the Dryer, Folded With Care

Lyrics

The dryer door swings open and the warmth comes pouring out
A cloud of lavender and cotton, and the quiet all about
I lift your shirt and hold it, and it's warm against my skin
The way that home feels sometimes, when you let the evening in

Fold it once, then fold it twice
Gentle, gentle, soft and nice

Warm from the dryer, folded with care
A little bit of comfort in the midnight air
Corner to corner, sleeve to sleeve
Everything I love, I never want to leave
Warm from the dryer, folded with care
Every small kindness is a kind of prayer
Stack them in a basket, soft and neat
Carry home the warmth against the street

The laundromat is empty but the machines hum on
A lullaby of motors that will see me to the dawn
I smooth the little wrinkles with the flat of my hand
And I think of how you taught me to fold, and understand

Fold it once, then fold it twice
Gentle, gentle, soft and nice

Warm from the dryer, folded with care
A little bit of comfort in the midnight air
Corner to corner, sleeve to sleeve
Everything I love, I never want to leave
Warm from the dryer, folded with care
Every small kindness is a kind of prayer
Stack them in a basket, soft and neat
Carry home the warmth against the street

Some things are mended, some things are worn
Some are carried from the night to the morn
But a basket of warmth is a basket of light
And it's all I need on a cold, quiet night

Warm from the dryer, folded with care
A little bit of comfort in the midnight air
Corner to corner, sleeve to sleeve
Everything I love, I never want to leave
Warm from the dryer, folded with care
Every small kindness is a kind of prayer
Stack them in a basket, soft and neat
Carry home the warmth against the street

Folded with care, folded with care
Warm in my arms, and warm in the air
I walk back home through the sleeping town
With the whole world warm, and the night wrapped round