Lullaby of My Childhood -- From a Cassette

Tell me why the stars do shine
Tell me why the ivy twines
Tell me why the sky's so blue
And then I'll tell you
Just why I love you

Because God made the start to shine
Because God made the ivy twine
Because God made the sky so blue
Because God made you
that's what I love you.

Singing

I feel there are two times of each day when it is not only appropriate to sing to your lover, but actually perfect in the scheme of the day: in the morning as they wake and in the evening as their eyelids fall drowsily. This isn't to say you can't sing to your lover all day long, but that those times are particularly intimate and besides, the rest of the day you can actually sing together if you like.

My repertoire of songs, however, feels sorely lacking for such romantic occasions. The only lullaby I feel comfortable singing in my range is "Tell Me Why" and while it is lovely, it is more for the little ones. After that, my mind goes to "Good night, sweetheart, though I hate to go...ba da-da da bump..." or the song they sing in "It's a Wonderful Life" as they stand before the old house with broken windows. I'm obviously not doing so great on that last tune particularly since I even had to look up the name of the movie...

The morning, though, I think I've got it. The right pace, the right tune, the right range, the right sweetness:

Good morning, good morning,
the sun is shining bright for you
Good morning, good morning,
to you!

Sometimes I'll just sing it a few times over, long enough to get a little smile out of my lover and a little wiggle in my step. And that's all you really need I think in those moments. Well, and the sun shining maybe...