Verse 1
Four in the morning,
The whole house asleep,
I opened your doorway
And listened a while.
I stood in the darkness,
No need for a light,
I just had to hear you
Still breathing tonight.
Verse 2
I’d watched you there hurting,
I’d watched through the pain,
And wondered if life
Would be quite the same.
But now you were sleeping,
So peaceful, so deep,
And I stood in the doorway
To hear you breathe.
Chorus
I heard you breathing,
Soft in the night,
I didn’t wake you,
I didn’t turn on the light.
I stayed there a moment,
Then quietly prayed,
Thank God you’re still with me
For one more day.
Verse 3
We live like tomorrow
Will always arrive,
We seldom give thought
To the wonder of life.
Then everything changes
In one frightening beat,
And the sound of you breathing
Is all that I need.
Chorus
I heard you breathing,
Soft in the night,
I didn’t wake you,
I didn’t turn on the light.
I stayed there a moment,
Then quietly prayed,
Thank God you’re still with me
For one more day.
Bridge
For a while…
That’s all that we know.
For a while…
However long it may go.
So I’ll treasure the mornings,
The nights and the days,
The sound of your laughter,
Your ordinary ways.
Verse 4
I don’t need an answer
To what lies ahead,
Or promises whispered
To quiet my head.
Tonight you’re beside me,
And that’s quite enough,
Sometimes the smallest things
Tell us it’s love.
Final Chorus
I heard you breathing,
Soft in the night,
I didn’t wake you,
I didn’t turn on the light.
I stood there and listened,
Then quietly prayed,
Thank God you’re still with me
For one more day.
Outro
Four in the morning,
The whole house asleep.
The woman I love…
And the sound
Of her breathing.
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty