Track 7 of the album Halfway Home · 2019
Night Shift, Morning Light
by Zuri Bell
“I wrote this for my cousin the nurse, coming off a twelve-hour shift. The dawn is the chorus.”
pop · tender pop · dawn pop · 2:50
Lyrics
Badge off, shoes heavy, twelve hours gone Corridor hum fading, here comes the dawn Held a stranger's hand when the night got long Now the street's waking up and I'm walking on Coffee cart steam, a pigeon on the rail Tired in my bones but my heart will not fail Night shift, morning light Everything feels softer after the fight Sun on my face, I made it through Somebody's okay because of what we do Night shift, morning light Take me home gently, hold me tight Oh-oh, the sky is turning gold Rest is coming, I can feel it unfold Baker flips the sign, the bread smells sweet A kid with a backpack skips down the street I smile at the bus driver, he nods hello Small kind faces in the warm gold glow Coffee cart steam, a pigeon on the rail Tired in my bones but my heart will not fail Night shift, morning light Everything feels softer after the fight Sun on my face, I made it through Somebody's okay because of what we do Night shift, morning light Take me home gently, hold me tight Oh-oh, the sky is turning gold Rest is coming, I can feel it unfold Quiet, quiet, let the city hum Curtains drawn, the best part's yet to come Pillow cool and the day belongs to me Sleep like a song by the sea Night shift, morning light Everything feels softer after the fight Sun on my face, I made it through Somebody's okay because of what we do Night shift, morning light Take me home gently, hold me tight Oh-oh, the sky is turning gold Rest is coming, I can feel it unfold Night shift, morning light Goodnight, good morning, goodnight