Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Cradle and All , by - Audra McDonald. Song from the album Build a Bridge, in the genre Release date: 24.09.2006
Record label: Nonesuch
Song language: English
Cradle and All |
| It’s time I sing this song for her she never sang for me |
| The one about the child falling from the family tree |
| It’s not like she didn’t love me, no, that I’d never believe |
| It was just so hard to give and even harder to receive |
| So hush, oh hush, don’t you cry |
| I’m singing to you this lullaby |
| So tiny, so fragile, where once you stood tall |
| Oh hush, oh hush, don’t you fret |
| Your melody isn’t over yet |
| And I will forgive you, as you will forget |
| Or down will come baby, cradle and all |
| Down will come baby, cradle and all |
| It’s time I wrote that song for him he couldn’t write for me |
| He was not the type to jump for joy, hand out cigars for free |
| It’s not like he didn’t love, no, that I’d couldn’t conceive |
| There are many ways a man can stay |
| And many ways that he can leave |
| So hush, oh hush, don’t you cry |
| I’m writing this simple lullaby |
| The girl in the doorway who’s bouncing the ball |
| Oh hush, oh hush, don’t you fear |
| For if you are far, or if you’re near |
| Pretend that you’re here now to sing in my ear |
| Or down will come baby, cradle and all |
| Down will come baby, cradle and all |
| It’s time I wrote a song for her |
| Who hovers like a dream between the here and there |
| It’s time I wrote a song for him |
| Who vanished like a moonbeam in the floodlight’s glare |
| To who knows where |
| So hush, oh hush, don’t you cry |
| I’m singing this simple lullaby |
| The house has a window where there was a wall |
| Oh hush, oh hush, don’t be scared |
| I know that you tried, I know cared |
| Let’s put it behind us, that noise in the hall |
| Or down will come baby, cradle and all |
| Or down will come baby, cradle and all |
| Cradle and all |