[Pre-Intro soft piano, faint ticking clock]
Whisper of rain on the window pane,
I still wait for your tiny steps again.
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[Intro piano + light violin]
Eighteen years of gentle dreams,
Echo softly through the seams,
Little hands that found my heart,
And never really drifted apart.
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[Verse piano solo]
Every dawn you’d greet the day,
By curling near my side,
Now the sunlight feels so far away,
Without your sleepy eyes.
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[Pre-Chorus strings begin to rise]
I tried to smile, to breathe, to say,
You’re home now, though you’ve flown away.
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[Chorus. - full piano + strings]
Goodnight, my sweetest friend,
The stars will keep you till we meet again.
No more pain, no more tears to hide,
Sleep in peace, I’ll hold you inside.
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[Verse 2 gentle piano]
There’s a blanket you once claimed,
Still warm with your little name,
And sometimes when the silence hums,
I swear I hear your tiny drums.
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[Pre-Chorus 2 piano + cello]
The house feels wide, the nights feel long,
But love still hums your favorite song.
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[Chorus 2 reprise, softer]
Goodnight, my gentle light,
The moon will guard your dreams tonight.
No more pain, no more tears to hide,
Sleep in peace, I’ll hold you inside.
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[Bridge - violin solo + whisper vocal]
If heaven has a sunny floor,
Run again—just like before.
I’ll find you when the clouds divide,
Between this life and the other side.
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[Pre-Outro - quiet piano]
You taught me love without a word,
A lesson deeper than the world.
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[Outro - solo piano fades]
Goodnight, my friend…
’till morning finds us side by side.
JAOP
