Do you remember that old rhyming prayer that starts out “now I lay me down to sleep…I pray the Lord my soul to keep”? It’s part of what inspired one of my lullaby songs.
When I started to write this song, I thought about how I used to feel when I wished the day wasn’t over. And then I thought about what I might have been thinking when I was even younger. And then I made those thoughts rhyme so I could add them to my Lullabye Bye project. Simple, eh?
Well…not simple…but I was incredibly blessed to have 10 nice lullabies flow out of me in 10 days. Here are the lyrics to “Now I Lay Me Down”. And below them you’ll see the link to my music player where you can listen to it or play it for your toddler to sleep by. Pleasant dreams…
Now I Lay Me Down
I wish the day would never end…
So maybe I will just pretend
I’m going to my secret place
Where darkness won’t conceal my face.
I’m just gonna lay down…lay down and think.
Or maybe if I think real fast
This sleeping time will soon be past.
Then I’ll be free to fly around
And fill the air with happy sound.
I’m just gonna try it…try it and see.
Now I lay…lay me down
Blink and wink, my dreams come and take me.
Now I lay…lay me down
If I’m gone too long, come and wake me.
But I don’t really want to go.
There must be some way, do you know
To stay awake both day and night
Let’s think on it with all our might.
Yeah, we should just lay down…lay down and think.
Chorus
© Copyright 2009 Tony Funderburk
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