Little Goodnight - John Hiatt, Jerry Douglas

Jimmy met Mary on the Fourth of July

Independence Day you shoulda' seen her brown eyes

She came up from behind and stared tugging on his coat uh-huh

When his fireworks blew she was pushing like a tug boat

Nine months later they had a little sprite

She was pretty as a sunset they named her Little Goodnight

Now Little Goodnight she couldn’t sleep too well uh-uh

Every night half the neighborhood could hear Jim and Mary tell her

They said, go to sleep baby don’t cry

Count sheep your mother and I

Can’t keep it up

If we don’t get some sleep

Good night Little

Good night Little

Good night

Little good night started staying up a lot

With her big baby blues wide open like a rim shot

Jim and Mary thought parenthood was 'sposed to be a joy uh-huh

Started thinking bad thoughts started acting kinda paranoid

Well they took her to the doctor they took her to the nurse

There we potions recommended just like it was some kinda curse

Jim and Mary loved Little Goodnight so much uh-huh

But without those REMs they felt like they were losing touch

They said, go to sleep baby don’t cry

Count sheep your mother and I

Can’t keep it up

If we don’t get some sleep

Good night Little

Good night Little

Good night

You’ll have school one of these days

And children of your own to raise

In casual or business dress we have high hopes for you

But Little Goodnight first you’ll need some rest

Now there’s a woman on the street wrapped up in a blanket

Clutching a portable tape deck she’s just about to crank it

She’s listening to a song by miss Diana Ross uh-huh

Singing «Dreams can come true» Jim and Mary keep their fingers crossed

They said, go to sleep baby don’t cry

Count sheep your mother and I

Can’t keep it up

If we don’t get some sleep

Good night Little

Good night Little

Good night Little

Good night Little

Good night