Opus 3.14

“Now I lay me down to sleep 

To close my eyes 

To find my dreams. 

If I do they’ll let me stay 

So mommy don’t you cry, okay? 

If by dawn my eyes won’t rise 

You’ll know I’m home and safe inside. 

So now I lay me down to sleep 

If I wake up 

In tears I’ll be. 

Again another day I’ll face 

‘Til I can close my eyes and say,

Now I lay me down to sleep 

To close my eyes 

To find my dreams. 

If I do they’ll let me stay 

So mommy don’t you cry, okay?” 

—Terry Moore, Strangers In Paradise (v.7), “Sanctuary”