I watch you sleeping

My weary heart rises up on wings

I hear your laughter

Something deep down inside me sings



Way down here in the land of cotton

You were born on a rainy day

Since then, sweet things long forgotten

They just keep flooding back my way



Oh child, I cannot tell you how the time just flies

But I have had my days of glory under sunny skies

These days, your bright dreams are all I want to see

Sleep tight, annabel

You can always count on me



In this cold world, folks will judge you

Though they don’t know you at all

And I may not be there to catch you

Anytime that you might fall



But, you got my hard head

And your mother’s grace

All the likeness of the loved ones right there in your face

And I know in the end you’ll be who you will be



So sleep tight, annabel

You can always count on me