I'll Stay Up

Verse 1

Felt piano and whispered voice

You were six and scared of the hallwaySo I slept outside your doorWith a flashlight and a batThat was mostly cardboardYou never knew that I was scared too

Pre-Chorus

Now you call me at three a.m.And you don't have to say a word

Chorus

Go to sleep, I'll stay upI'll keep watch on the darkNothing gets past me tonightGo to sleep, I'll stay up

Verse 2

You're twenty-two and taller than DadStill scared of the hallway in your headI'll drive the four hours for youI've still got the cardboard bat

Pre-Chorus

Now you call me at three a.m.And you don't have to say a word

Chorus

Strings enter

Go to sleep, I'll stay upI'll keep watch on the darkNothing gets past me tonightGo to sleep, I'll stay up

Bridge

Voice rising, guitars swelling

You don't have to be okayYou just have to stay

Final Chorus

Key change, full band, a long held high note

Go to sleep, I'll stay upI'll keep watch on the darkNothing gets past me tonightGo to sleep, I'll stay upGo to sleep, I'll stay upI'll keep watch on the darkNothing gets past us tonightGo to sleep, I'll stay up