GOODNIGHT
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Words & Music by Cliff Eberhardt
Sleepless nights don't bother me at all
If dawn comes I don't worry
Something deep inside keeps me awake
I wish that you were here right beside me
I recall when I was very young
and could not go to sleep
My father sang me songs to make me tired
But memories don't make it easier so
Goodnight
wherever you are sleeping
and I hope that if you dream
you dream of me.
Oh goodnight
wherever you are sleeping
and I hope that if you dream
you dream of me
Now I lie awake and it's no fun
tossing and turning
I'd call you if it weren't so very late
but telephones don't bring you close to me
I recall the times we stayed up late
Wide awake but still dreaming
There was nothing on this earth could make me tired
but memories don't make it easier so
Goodnight
wherever you are sleeping
and I hope that if you dream
you dream of me.
Goodnight
wherever you are sleeping
and I hope that if you dream
you dream of me...
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NOTES:
From 1976 for the next sixteen years, I quit recording to
concentrate on being a mommy and an artist. I did very
few concerts, mostly on Reserves or big splendid things
in Europe for UNICEF, and got into home recording. I
heard Cliff Eberhart's beautiful "Goodnight" sung by
The Modern Folk Quartet. In 1991, with my son grown
up, I was invited by Ensign Records to re-enter
professional recording, and with Chris Birkett as my
co-producer, made Coincidence and Likely Stories,
mostly at home with my Macintosh computer which had
been my constant companion since 1984. I sang and
played "Goodnight" right into the Mac. It's my favourite
song.
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