Goodnight Little Angel

Verse 1

Last night my little boy was crying in his sleep.

He woke up and said: “Daddy, please stay here with me.”

Something scared him on the news I’d been watching on TV.

Then I remembered how my mother would comfort me.

Chorus 1

(She’d sing) Close your eyes.

Say goodnight.

Sleep until the morning light.

The dark isn’t as frightening as it seems.

Just say a prayer.

Don’t be scared.

Think of me and I’ll be there.

Goodnight, little angel, sweet dreams.

Verse 2

The day my son was born I swore I’d take good care of him.

But last night I felt as helpless as paper in the wind.

I can save him from the monsters hiding under his bed.

But couldn’t chase away those pictures locked in his head.

Chorus 2

(So I sang) Close your eyes.

Say goodnight.

And then I went and told a lie.

I said the world’s not as frightening as it seems.

Just say a prayer.

Don’t be scared.

Think of me and I’ll be there.

Goodnight, little angel, sweet dreams.

Bridge

Then I kissed his cheek; watched him fall asleep.

And made a wish as I sat beside his bed.

I hoped someday soon when we’re in his room

I’d sing words to him that are true instead.

Chorus 3

(And they’d be) Close your eyes.

Say goodnight.

Sleep until the morning light.

The dark isn’t as frightening as it seems.

Just say a prayer.

Don’t be scared.

It’s a safe and peaceful world out there.

Goodnight, little angel, sweet dreams.

Goodnight, all you angels, sweet dreams.

© Don Micallef

Here's Looking at You

Verse 1

I was doing so well.

Hadn’t thought of you all night.

Till the bartender poured my drink,

I saw she had your color eyes.

Then your memory appeared from out of the blue, deep blue.

Here’s looking at you.

Verse 2

She puts down another whiskey,

And all I do is stare.

‘Cause that Jim Beam’s amber color

Makes me think of your hair.

Next round I should switch to Grey Goose.

Here’s looking at you.

Bridge

Isn’t this just like you?

Like this straight up shot.

One minute you’re here.

And the next you’re not.

Leaving me empty.

And still wanting more.

With nothing but heartache

Flowing out of every pour.

Verse 3

I count twenty-one women

Tonight in this place.

But when I look at any of them

All I see is your face.

I guess that would now make twenty-two.

So here’s looking at you.

Here’s looking at you.

© Don Micallef 

The Note (All for the Best)

Verse 1

By now you’ve come home, our house dark and empty.

You’re reading this note that I left.

I’m sorry to do this; please don’t resent me.

Someday you’ll see it was all for the best.

Verse 2

I sat at this table all afternoon wishing

I’d find the words to express

This feeling inside me that something is missing.

All I could write was it’s all for the best.

Bridge

There’s a place that I dream of where I want to be.

Where this weight on my shoulders would lift finally.

Now each voice that I hear, every face that I see,

Is just a reminder of what’s become of me.

Verse 3

Don’t be sad when you look back on my story.

My pain is now laid to rest.

I love you. I’ll miss you. Please say a prayer for me.

Forgive me but I know it’s all for the best.

© Don Micallef