Sleep Well, White Blossom
Music and Lyrics by Hal Stephens
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CHENG HUAN
THIS HUMBLE ROOM IS ALL THAT I CAN GIVE,
BUT PUT YOUR WEARY SOUL AT EASE.
YOU’LL HEAR NO HARSH WORDS HERE
YOU’LL FEEL NO ANGRY HANDS,
THIS IS THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE.
DON’T BE AFRAID OF WAKING UP,
DON’T BE AFRAID TO DREAM IN COLOR,
JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES, YOU’LL SEE.
TONIGHT YOU’LL DREAM OF SOFT, GREEN MEADOWS
AND SUMMER STROLLS WITH HANDSOME YOUNG FELLOWS,
TWILIGHT TRIPS TO THE MOON
UPON A RED BALLOON,
SO DREAM THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH.
TONIGHT YOU’LL DREAM OF BRAND NEW DRESSES
AND PAINTED LIPS AND BOW-TIED TRESSES.
SO DON’T THINK WEAK OR POOR,
DREAM ALL THE BEST THINGS FOR
TOMORROW THEY COME TRUE.
THERE MUST BE MUSIC IN THE SKIES
THAT MAKES THE ANGELS SHUT THEIR EYES.
THERE MUST BE SOME PLACE FAR MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ANYTHING
WE’VE EVER SEEN.
TONIGHT YOU’LL DREAM OF LAUGHING CHILDREN,
YOU’LL KNOW THE HAPPINESS THAT FILLS THEM.
OF CALMNESS IN THE NIGHT
WHEN ALL THE STARS, SO BRIGHT
ARE WATCHING OVER YOU.
THERE MUST BE MUSIC IN THE SKIES
THAT MAKES THE ANGELS SHUT THEIR EYES.
THERE MUST BE SOME PLACE FAR MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ANYTHING
WE’VE EVER SEEN.
(YOUR HEART IS WHERE THIS BEAUTY LIES.)
TONIGHT YOU’LL DREAM OF LOVE AND SPLENDOR
MUCH LIKE A MOTHER’S TOUCH, SO TENDER.
SLEEP WELL, WHITE BLOSSOM,
DREAM THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH.
TOMORROW THEY COME TRUE.
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