I will lay me down

I've always kind of rolled my eyes at the Simon and Garfunkel mega classic "Bridge Over Troubled Water."  So maudlin.  But the other night I was rocking in my chair with a sleeping baby listening to Simply Folk and it came on and BOOM: weeping.  That song, by the way, is totally about rocking your sleeping baby while listening to folk music on npr.  That's why I never got it before. 

Tonight my sister M. is at her mom's hospital bedside--she's been there for days, now, through several emergency surgeries.  Years, really, if you count all the bedside watches she's been on since her mom was diagnosed with cancer. Tonight, I think that Simon and Garfunkel song must be about M. and her mom. I can imagine her mom singing it to her, and M. singing it to her mom, and I'm singing it for M., tonight, too.

We all know the words, but here they are:

When you're weary 
Feeling small 
When tears are in your eyes 
I will dry them all 

I'm on your side 
When times get rough 
And friends just can't be found 
Like a bridge over troubled water 
I will lay me down 
Like a bridge over troubled water 
I will lay me down 

When you're down and out 
When you're on the street 
When evening falls so hard 
I will comfort you 
[ Lyrics from:lyricsfreak.com/s/simon+and+garfunkel/bridge+over+troubled+water_20124580.html ] 
I'll take your part 
When darkness comes 
And pain is all around 
Like a bridge over troubled water 
I will lay me down 
Like a bridge over troubled water 
I will lay me down 

Sail on Silver Girl, 
Sail on by 
Your time has come to shine 
All your dreams are on their way 

See how they shine 
If you need a friend 
I'm sailing right behind 
Like a bridge over troubled water 
I will ease your mind 
Like a bridge over troubled water 
I will ease your mind