Asleep (Slow Quiet Steps)

[Style: Acoustic Piano Ballad, Soft Strings, Gentle Female Vocals, Lullaby, Emotional, Motherhood, Sweet]
​(Intro)
[Sound of a music box playing a simple melody. Then soft piano chords enter.]
(Spoken, whisper:)
Shhh...
Just sleep, baby.
I'm right here.
​(Verse 1)
I take slow, quiet steps...
As I walk into your room.
I'm hoping you're asleep,
Chasing away the gloom.
I just want to watch you,
Curled up in your bed.
Safe and sound,
With dreams inside your head.
(So safe and sound...)
​(Chorus)
I love the way you look.
I love the way you take slow breaths.
My baby... oh, my baby.
(My sweet baby.)
You won't always be this small.
You won't always need me to catch you when you fall.
But tonight, I’m standing here.
Just to keep you near.
​(Verse 2)
One day I will wake up,
To see that you've grown.
And there is nothing more to teach you,
You'll be standing on your own.
(On your own...)
But I will still take slow, quiet steps.
Just to watch you sleep.
A promise that I made,
A promise I will keep.
​(Bridge)
[Strings swell. Emotional build.]
Time goes by so fast!
(Too fast!)
I want to make this moment last!
Bear with me, baby.
Wait for me, honey.
Live for me, sugar.
(Live for me!)
You are my joy, my happiness.
You refill the emptiness.
​(Guitar Solo)
[Gentle, weeping acoustic guitar solo.]
​(Final Chorus)
You won't always be my baby.
One day I will wake up, and you've grown.
But I will still take slow, quiet steps.
Just to watch you sleep.
Yeah, just to watch you sleep.
​(Outro)
[Music fades to the music box sound again.]
My peace.
My solitude.
(Spoken:) Goodnight, Dominic.
(Song ends.)

Acoustic Piano Ballad, Soft Strings, Gentle Female Vocals, Lullaby, Emotional, Motherhood, Sweet, Intimate