LULLABY by Robbi Spencer

LULLABY Words by Robbi Spencer and Music by Albert Leon, III Copyright 2026 Progressive Edge Records/BMI [Intro] [Verse 1] My grandmother sang it through her false teeth A crooked tune about iron in the dirt We thought it was a rhyme for restless babies To keep the summer fever from its hurt Keep your throat cool, knuckles in the mud Wait until the winter sky splits open [Chorus] It was never a lullaby It was a signal in the frost Singing come back home to the ridge Every single one of us was lost (Every single one of us was lost) [Verse 2] Marcus in the granary has two pulse beats We always blamed the arsenic in the well When the preacher cleared his throat last Sunday The brass bell chimed in pitches made for hell We checked our thumbs against the cedar floor Our skin turned green beneath the oil flame [Chorus] It was never a lullaby It was a signal in the frost Singing come back home to the ridge Every single one of us was lost (Every single one of us was lost) [Bridge] Unbutton your wool coats, clear the barnyard We do not belong to this dark clay The cattle stare, the horses stand frozen The tune is rising up to take us away [Chorus] It was never a lullaby It was a signal in the frost Singing come back home to the ridge Every single one of us was lost (Every single one of us was lost) [Outro] Pack no bags, leave the kettle cold Turn your face up to the winter sky (Turn your face up) We are going home We are going home tonight