Sleep, lay me down, hold me closely in your arms And I will close my eyes. Please promise me that when I wake up from my dreams You'll be there by my side. Love, if you say you won't slip away Then I can go dreaming of forever more But I won't rest until I know that you'll be here in the morning by my side. Here in my reach, I can see the one that I've waited for so long And deep in my heart I'll know the arms that hold me now Will hold me from now on. Love, if you say you won't slip away Then I can go dreaming of forever more But I won't rest until I know that you'll be here in the morning by my side. I dread the dawn I awake and find you gone Please tell me you will stay. Then sleep will come, I know the arms that hold me now Will hold me all my days. Love, if you say you won't slip away Then I can go dreaming of forever more But I won't rest until I know that you'll be here in the morning by my side.