Lullaby for Wyatt

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“Lullaby for Wyatt” is a song Sheryl wrote for her son Wyatt, who was 3 weeks old when she began working on the album. She said Wyatt had “really informed this album.”… Read More

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Lullaby for Wyatt Lyrics

[Intro]
Two, three, four

[Verse 1]
The world could fall apart
But you're my heart, my dear
I will sing this song
'Til we are gone, my dear

[Chorus]
How do I keep you from losing your way?
Hope you'll go out and you'll come back someday
But love is letting go, and this I'll know
Is you were mine for a time

[Verse 2]
I could shape your mind
But why waste time, my dear
There's so much more to know
Than I can show you, dear

[Chorus]
How do I keep you from losing your way?
Hope you'll go out and you'll come back someday
But love is letting go, and this I'll know
Is you were mine for a time

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[Verse 3]
I have held you close
And breathed your name, my dear
I was with you then
And will remain, my dear

[Chorus]
How do I keep you from losing your way?
Hope you will find love like I did someday
But love is letting go, and this I'll know
Is you were mine for a time

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“Lullaby for Wyatt” is a song Sheryl wrote for her son Wyatt, who was 3 weeks old when she began working on the album. She said Wyatt had “really informed this album.” Elaborating, “there’s an urgent feeling about what’s going on in the world. This song is really about, as a parent, you just want to protect your children from the pain that they’re going to ultimately experience in their lives.”

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What did Sheryl Crow say about "Lullaby for Wyatt"?

The song was featured in the 2007 movie Grace Is Gone. Sheryl explained working with the director to create the feel for the song:

[Director] James [Strouse] and I discussed the song and the scene over the phone. He expressed that he wanted the song to paint the picture of how painful it might be to experience such grief. He hoped the song might be beautiful but somber.

I wrote “Lullaby for Wyatt” after having watched ‘Grace Is Gone.’ My son Wyatt was 3 weeks old. The theme of the movie – the idea that as parents, we want to protect our children from hurt and loss – really moved me to write the lullaby. It plays over the scene where John’s character is driving while his daughters sleep in the backseat, (so a lullaby seemed appropriate). The hook asks the question, “How do we protect our young from all the painful moments that life will hand them?”

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