Short Italian Lullaby

Words and music ©2004 by Dave Caruso

If you close your eyes and say goodnight

Good things await you when you rise

So rest your head--It’s time for bed

Sweet dreams until the morning

You can’t keep the sky from falling

Again and again and again

So, Darlin’, dry your eyes

While I sing to you this lullaby

Drifting up above the world so high

Like a twinkle in your father’s eye

Your troubles fade and float away

No harm will come your way

When you wish upon a shooting star

No matter how lucky you are

All your cares will fly

While I sing to you this lullaby

(Dry all the tears in your eyes)

Everything will be alright

While I sing to you this lullaby

Though you think happy endings all come true

For everyone else but not you –

Darlin’, dry your eyes

While I sing to you this lullaby

For now, I'll say, “Goodnight

Pleasant dreams to you and sleep tight"