Baby Day  (from "Gather me")

Words and music by Melanie Safka Schekeryk

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Why sleep when the day has been called out by the sun
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From the night 'cause the light's gonna shine on everyone
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Why sleep when the sleep only closes up our eyes
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Why sleep when we can watch the sun arise

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We were meant to see the beginning of the day
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I believe it was planned to lift us this way
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Take you an apple and take you a song
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And watch a baby day be born
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Take you an apple and take you a song
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Watch a baby day be born

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Quite quite, said I that's all very well to say
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But I rose before the dawn to your singing yesterday
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I couldn't see the rising 'cause the dark was in my sky
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I couldn't see the sun 'cause the sun was in my eye

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Take you an apple and take you a song
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Watch a baby day be born
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Take you an apple and take you a song
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Watch a baby day be born

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Why sleep, I heard and I followed it today
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To the top of the hill where the wind songs play
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And I sing it like I heard it
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Why I heard it who knows why?
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Why sleep when we can watch the sun arise

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We were meant to see the beginning of the day
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I believe it was planned to lift us this way
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Take you an apple and take you a song
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Watch a baby day be born
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Take you an apple and take you a song
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Watch a baby day be born
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Take you an apple and take you a song
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Watch a baby day be born
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Take you an apple and take you a song
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Watch a baby day be born

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Take you an apple and take you a song
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Take back an answer to something gone wrong
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Take back some music and take me along
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And watch a baby day be born
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Watch a baby day be born

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