goodnight, goodnight,
sweet baby
the world has more for you

than it seems
goodnight, goodnight
let the moonlight take the lid

off your dreams
we took a small flight
in the middle of the night

from one tiny place
to another
and my parents they remain

at the shack with Lorraine
and my aunt and my grandpa
and brother


we walked past the tarmac
and boarded the craft

the rain had me chilled to the bones
just the three of us
took flight that night

Uncle Richard, me,
and James Earl Jones


and the pilot
he gave me a blanket
and the tall dark man

sang to me in deep rich tones

goodnight, goodnight,

sweet baby
the world has more for you
than it seems

goodnight, goodnight
let the moonlight take the lid
off your dreams