A LIFE LIVED
Her Lullaby ~ Michael Nin
[Verse 1]
Close your eyes, my little one
The night is soft and kind
The moon is hanging in the sky
To guard your dreams tonight
Your tiny hand inside of mine
Your breathing warm and slow
The whole world feels so fragile now
There’s so much you don’t know
[Chorus]
Sleep now, my beautiful child
The world can wait outside
Right here the stars are watching you
Right here is where you’re safe tonight
Sleep now, my beautiful child
Drift softly through the dark
The smallest light can change the world
And you already are
[Verse 2]
Someday you’ll walk beyond this room
Into the morning air
You’ll chase the wind, you’ll follow dreams
That take you everywhere
And I will stand here quietly
And watch you growing tall
But tonight you’re still a miracle
Too small to know it all
[Chorus]
Sleep now, my beautiful child
The world can wait outside
Right here the stars are watching you
Right here is where you’re safe tonight
Sleep now, my beautiful child
Drift softly through the dark
The smallest light can change the world
And you already are
[Bridge]
If someday life feels lonely
Or the road feels hard to see
Just remember once you slept
With the whole world next to me
[Final Verse]
So close your eyes, my little one
The night is deep and mild
And let me hold this moment close
Before you’re not my little child
[Outro]
Stay little… just for tonight.
Her Lullaby — Liner Notes
Her Lullaby is a lullaby about one of the quiet truths of being a parent — the realization that childhood passes faster than the heart is ready for. In the stillness of the night, when a child finally falls asleep and the world grows quiet, there is a moment where time seems to pause. It’s in those small, ordinary moments that the depth of love reveals itself.
The song is written from that place of reflection. Watching a child breathe softly in the dark, holding their small hand, and knowing that one day they will grow, step out into the world, and follow their own path. Every parent understands that mixture of joy and heartbreak — the pride in seeing a child become who they’re meant to be, and the longing to hold onto the innocence of the moment just a little longer.
Her Lullaby is a gentle reminder to cherish those quiet hours while they are still ours. Because the nights when a child falls asleep beside us don’t last forever — but the love we feel in those moments stays with us for the rest of our lives.
