Sleep - Melissa Etheridge

After your laughter

Like thunder

After your skin

Like coffee and cream

After it takes our bodies

Into the night

After we’ve come

To the extreme

I want to lay down

On your shoulder

Just inside your arm

I want to listen

To your heart beat

And your breathing on and on

I want to lay down

On your shoulder

Surrender to your peace

And go to sleep

And when we’ve gone

A million miles

Made true our dreams

With sweat and bone

After we’ve built it up

With our bare hands

Made strong a place

We can call home

I want to lay down

On your shoulder

Just inside your arm

I want to listen

To your heart beat

And your breathing on and on

I want to lay down

On your shoulder

Surrender to your peace

And go to sleep

And when the light

In my eye is fading

When running water

Becomes too deep

Finally angels turn

My fire to dust

And when my soul’s

No longer mine to keep

I want to lay down

On your shoulder

Just inside your arm

I want to listen

To your heart beat

And your breathing on and on

I want to lay down

On your shoulder

Surrender to the peace

And just go to sleep

Just go to sleep