Track 5 of the album Mile Marker Zero · 2016
Lullaby for a Lighthouse Town
“A seaside town in the off-season is the quietest place in America. I sang this one low so I wouldn't wake it.”
slow rock · lullaby rock · late-night ballad · 4:11
Lyrics
Three in the morning in a seaside town Off-season quiet, the tide rolling down You're asleep on my shoulder in the old front room Heater ticking low and the window's full of moon Sleep now, sleep now, the night will keep The lamp is turning for the ones who sleep Salt on the window and your hand in mine Nothing out here but the slow sweet time Sleep now, darling, I'll keep the light Burning gently all through the night The boats are tied and the cafes are closed Wind in the shutters, nobody knows That we're the only two awake in the world Wrapped in a blanket with the radio curled Sleep now, sleep now, the night will keep The lamp is turning for the ones who sleep Salt on the window and your hand in mine Nothing out here but the slow sweet time Sleep now, darling, I'll keep the light Burning gently all through the night Summer folks will come with their noise and their sun But I love you best when the crowd's all gone When it's cocoa and quiet and a dog by the door And I don't need a single thing more Let the waves count the hours Let the gulls hold their tongue I've been a long time travelling And this is where I'm from Sleep now, sleep now, the night will keep The lamp is turning for the ones who sleep Salt on the window and your hand in mine Nothing out here but the slow sweet time Sleep now, darling, I'll keep the light Burning gently all through the night Burning gently all through the night