Three More Hours

Then I wake up with a start

"Stay peaceful, stay peaceful"

Try to calm my racing heart

There's no evil

There's nothing that can touch me where I lie

In these four walls, I feel alone and small

'Til I see there's only three more hours 'til the sun

In my heart of hearts, there's a thousand false alarms

'Til I see only three more hours 'til the dark is done

My mind becomes a wild thing

I'll speak softly to it, softly

These rough edges need sanding

So gently

I tell myself it's okay to slow down

In these four walls I feel alone and small

'Til I see there's only three more hours 'til the sun

In my heart of hearts, there's a thousand false alarms

'Til I see only three more hours 'til the dark is done

To whatever part of me that's keeping watch

Oh, I know, I know, I know that you're just doing what you're told to

You're warning me there's danger when there's not

So, I'll put you back to sleep, I'll let you know it if I need you

In these four walls I feel alone and small

'Til I see there's only three more hours 'til the sun

In my heart of hearts, there's a thousand false alarms

'Til I see only three more hours 'til the dark is done

'Til the dark is done