Little Satellite

[intro]
(soft humming, gentle guitar)

[verse 1]
The world just got a little heavier tonight
A few more pounds of wonder, wrapped up tight
You showed up with your grandfather's scowl
And your mother's stubborn way, we knew it somehow
So small, and already rearranging lives

[verse 2]
Your dad still can't believe his shaking hands
He counted every finger, counted them again
The dog won't leave the corner of your bed
The whole house learned to tiptoe, learned to whisper instead
And the porch light burns a little warmer now

[chorus]
Sleep, little satellite, drift in your orbit slow
The moon's been waiting all this time to watch you grow
Whatever you become, wherever you may fly
You'll always be our light in the corner of the sky

[verse 3]
One day you'll hear this on an old cassette
Some crackled voice singing before you could forget
Me in this small room, the night you came to stay
Guitar strings humming, hoping I'd find a way
To bottle up this feeling, brand new

[chorus]
Sleep, little satellite, drift in your orbit slow
The moon's been waiting all this time to watch you grow
Whatever you become, wherever you may fly
You'll always be our light in the corner of the sky

[bridge]
The house is dark, the highway hums its distant tune
Your uncle's in the doorway, humming out of tune
And I'd wait a hundred years in this old chair
Just to see you blink awake and find me there
Just to see you blink awake

[outro]
Sleep, little satellite
The moon can take the shift tonight
(guitar fades, soft humming)