Cradle and All

歌詞

It's time I sing this song for her she never sang for me The one about the child falling from the family tree It’s not like she didn't love me, no, that I'd never believe It was just so hard to give and even harder to receive So hush, oh hush, don’t you cry I'm singing to you this lullaby So tiny, so fragile, where once you stood tall Oh hush, oh hush, don't you fret Your melody isn't over yet And I will forgive you, as you will forget Or down will come baby, cradle and all Down will come baby, cradle and all It's time I wrote that song for him he couldn't write for me He was not the type to jump for joy, hand out cigars for free It's not like he didn't love me no, that I’d couldn’t conceive There are many ways a man can stay And many ways that he can leave So hush, oh hush, don't you cry I’m writing this simple lullaby The girl in the doorway who's bouncing the ball Oh hush, oh hush, don't you fear For if you are far, or if you're near Pretend that you’re here now to sing in my ear Or down will come baby, cradle and all Down will come baby, cradle and all It's time I wrote a song for her Who hovers like a dream between the here and there It's time I wrote a song for him Who vanished like a moonbeam in the floodlight's glare To who knows where So hush, oh hush, don't you cry I'm singing this simple lullaby The house has a window where there was a wall Oh hush, oh hush, don't be scared I know that you tried, I know cared Let's put it behind us, that noise in the hall Or down will come baby, cradle and all Or down will come baby, cradle and all Cradle and all