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Lyrics

A COUNTRY LULLABY

Rain clouds out beyond the mill
Green grass coming to the hills
Everything dirty will be clean
My old dog is running wild
Does he remember me as a child?
I remember him strong and lean
Stars gather in the sky
Full moon on the rise
Traffic passing on the ridge
A freight train whistles from the bridge
It’s a perfect night for a country lullaby

Flowers in the cemetery
Schoolgirls picking wild berries
A passing trucker waves hello
My old dog sits by a tree
He’s thinking, “Boy, catch up with me
We’re headed home, but we’ve got a ways to go.”
Kids playing in the park
Streetlights welcome the dark
Twilight lovers reminisce
Teen-age lovers share a kiss
It’s a perfect night for a country lullaby

Come Monday, the weekend will be gone
School bells sing their morning song
Stores will open…gas will sell
Come six o’clock we’ll hear the church bell ringing
And I’ll be walking my old dog
Thinking ‘bout how I’m gonna miss him

Rain clouds out beyond the mill
Green grass coming to the hills
Everything dirty will be clean
My old dog still leads me home
He never lets me walk alone
Been this way since I was a teen
Stars gather in the sky
Full moon on the rise
Traffic passing on the ridge
A freight train whistles from the bridge
It’s a perfect night for a country lullaby

Traffic passing on the ridge
A freight train whistles from the bridge
It’s a perfect night for a country lullaby…
It’s a perfect night for a country lullaby…
It’s a perfect night for a country lullaby

© 2026 Christopher Iverson Music/BMI
words & music: Christopher Iverson