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Ned LeDoux Says His Late Daughter Spoke to Him in New Song ‘Haven’s Lullaby’ — A Father’s Promise That Death Couldn’t Silence
Country artist Ned LeDoux has long carried the weight of legacy — as the son of late rodeo cowboy and country icon Chris LeDoux — but nothing could have prepared him for the heartbreak of losing his two-year-old daughter, Haven, in a tragic home accident in 2019. For years, he avoided speaking publicly about the pain, choosing instead to retreat into silence, family, and faith. But this week, he broke that silence — not with an interview, but with a song.
The ballad is titled “Haven’s Lullaby.” And according to Ned, it wasn’t written by him — at least, not entirely. In an emotional interview, he revealed that he believes his late daughter spoke to him through the melody, the words, and the gentle pull of the song itself. “I didn’t set out to write it,” he said quietly. “I just heard her. Like she was telling me, ‘Daddy, I’m okay.’”
The song is stripped down — almost fragile in its simplicity. No heavy production. Just a father, a guitar, and a space between worlds. Ned says the first line came to him fully formed, like a whisper in the dark. From there, it became less of a writing process and more of a conversation — one he never got to finish in life.
Since debuting the track live, fans have described it as something spiritual, the kind of song that doesn’t just play — it hushes the room. It’s not a lament. It’s a message. A bridge. A lullaby being sung from the other side of loss. Ned said he didn’t want it to be about grief, but reassurance. A moment of peace for any parent who has stood in the kind of silence no parent should ever hear.
“She lived only two years,” Ned says, “but I think she’ll speak through this song forever.”
“Haven’s Lullaby” is not just about remembering a life — it is about refusing to let love end where life does.
And in that sense, Ned LeDoux did not write a song.
He answered one.