Susan Egan – Nocturne lyrics

We're born from the silence
We're born from the shade
From the prayers of our parents and the journeys they made
We're born to have children
They're all that we leave
Then they find their own footsteps for the stories they weave

I will play my kids nocturnes if they think they're alone
I will soothe them with Schumann and some Nina Simone
I will play them the Earl King as they rock on a horse
They'll know Bach and Berlioz and the Beatles of course

They'll learn from their father the thrill of the ice
But who knows where they're headed, it's the roll of the dice
For all we can give them is passion and choice
And keep singing their praises until they find their own voice

I will play them the moonlight if they are sleepy or not
And I know they'll love Joplin of Janice and Scott
And when they have children on long afternoons
They will dance in the puddles and teach them these tunes

I will play them Debussy, Jack Coltrane and Ravel
We will croon with Sinatra and with Callas as well
With Callas as well
And with Callas as well

I will play my kids nocturnes