Track 11 of the album The Third Chair · 2015
Ten Fingers, Ten Toes, One Lamp
“Three in the morning, a baby, and one small lamp. It's the quietest closing track I've ever picked, and I'd like you to stay up for it.”
jazz ballad · lullaby · family ballad · 3:24
Lyrics
Three in the morning, the house is still One small lamp on the window sill You came in weighing nothing at all And now you are everything, small Ten fingers, ten toes, one lamp Sleep now, little one, I'm here Ten fingers, ten toes, one lamp The night is soft and the world is near Tiny hand holds my finger tight Breathing slow in the amber light I sang a song I never knew My mother must have sung it too Ten fingers, ten toes, one lamp Sleep now, little one, I'm here Ten fingers, ten toes, one lamp The night is soft and the world is near I don't know all that you will be Only that you came to me Rain can fall and the clock can creep I will watch while you sleep Ten fingers, ten toes, one lamp Sleep now, little one, I'm here Ten fingers, ten toes, one lamp The night is soft and the world is near Sleep now, little one I'm here