Reason To Be - Tom Paxton

My love lies beside me breathing soft and slowly

Deep in slumber holy out on a sapphire sea

On her lips but barely a gentle smile is playing

A hint of come what maying as she lies close to me

She is the one touch of heaven I know

Here on this vagabond planet below

Deep in the peace of the morning I see

She is my reason to be

Deep in the peace of the morning I see

She is my reason to be

My love finds me waiting when the dawn comes creeping

When she is done with sleeping with a whisper prayer

She goes to her window as she is meditating

She knows I am waiting, she knows I’ll be there

She is the one touch of heaven I know

Here on this vagabond planet below

Deep in the peace of the morning I see

She is my reason to be

Deep in the peace of the morning I see

She is my reason to be

She will rise and wander through the long green grasses

As the warm day passes she might pause to rest

I will walk beside her hand upon her shoulder

As we’re growing older still I love her best

She is the one touch of heaven I know

Here on this vagabond planet below

Deep in the peace of the morning I see

She is my reason to be

Deep in the peace of the morning I see

She is my reason to be

She is my reason to be