Songs for Aaron

Verse 1

Three cups on a wooden bench Lock gate creaking, water low We poured it out and toasted you Years ago, but still the glow

Chorus

Aaron, Aaron, light the whole room up Nobody fills a space like you Every year we raise the cup Aaron, Aaron, here's to you

Verse 2

You never make it about you Still we're catching all your light Something in the way you're caring Turns an ordinary night

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, make a wish Feel the whole room lean in close We're not finished yet

Chorus

Aaron, Aaron, light the whole room up Nobody fills a space like you Every year we raise the cup Aaron, Aaron, here's to you

Bridge

You show up when it matters No one's asking, you're just there Daring us to feel it fully Proof that someone still can care

Chorus

Aaron, Aaron, light the whole room up Nobody fills a space like you Every year we raise the cup Aaron, Aaron, here's to you

Outro

Empty cups out by the gate Still we're glad we brought you here

Verse 1

Steam is rising, I'm already grinning Just from knowing you'll walk in Two mugs waiting, side by side That's how deep this joy runs, wide

Pre-chorus

Every year I count the ways You light up these ordinary days So let the candles start to glow

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Aaron There's nobody else worth comparing We keep the good cups just for sharing Aaron, today it's all your fairing

Verse 2

Frosted glass can't hide the glowing Same as how my love keeps showing You walk in and the whole room brightens Every corner of my day you lighten

Pre-chorus

Every year I count the ways You light up these ordinary days So let the candles start to glow

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Aaron There's nobody else worth comparing We keep the good cups just for sharing Aaron, today it's all your fairing

Bridge

Blow them out and make it count Here's to you, the whole amount No one fills a room like you do

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Aaron There's nobody else worth comparing We keep the good cups just for sharing Aaron, today it's all your fairing

Outro

Two mugs steaming, side by side That's where I want you, all my life

Verse 1

You left something buried in the hut under the coats since who knows when but nobody round here forgets you we came to dig you out again

Pre-chorus

So dust off every quiet year let the trumpets find the beat we've been saving up our cheering

Chorus

Aaron, get up, this one's for you the whole room's here and daring raise your glass and take a bow, Aaron this is a night worth sharing

Verse 2

You always gave more than you kept tucked yourself behind the door but tonight the horns are calling and you're the one worth cheering for

Bridge

No hiding now beneath the coats no shrinking from the light you're the reason we showed up so let us get this right

Chorus

Aaron, get up, this one's for you the whole room's here and daring raise your glass and take a bow, Aaron this is a night worth sharing

Outro

Somewhere a mower waits for spring but you were never one for waiting

Verse 1

Two tins slide down and touch Nothing planned it, nothing planned You laughed like it was much Some quiet joke I don't understand

Pre-chorus

Small things keep on lining up Every ordinary hour, you're the one thing there So tell me why my heart won't stop

Chorus

Aaron, you make plain days shine Nothing fancy, nothing rare Steady hands and steady eyes Aaron, this is more than fair

Verse 2

Grocery lines don't feel so long You hum something, off the key Belt keeps moving right along But you're the only thing I see

Chorus

Aaron, you make plain days shine Nothing fancy, nothing rare Steady hands and steady eyes Aaron, this is more than fair

Bridge

No grand gesture, no big speech Just two tins that found each other Funny how the smallest reach Turns a stranger into another

Chorus

Aaron, you make plain days shine Nothing fancy, nothing rare Steady hands and steady eyes Aaron, this is more than fair

Outro

Still those tins sit on my shelf Still I'd choose this life with you

Verse 1

Red bag resting on green seats Your boots beside mine, nothing said This is where I want to stay Some kind of grace in what we're keeping

Pre-chorus

I've been counting all the ways you show up Never loud about it, always there Feels like something's building I can't hold back

Chorus

Aaron, you're the calm I keep on choosing Steady when the whole world's spinning fast Somebody like you comes once, if you're lucky Aaron, this is love that isn't losing

Verse 2

You don't need the biggest words Just your hand and mine, sharing Some folks chase what we already found I see you and I'm not comparing

Chorus

Aaron, you're the calm I keep on choosing Steady when the whole world's spinning fast Somebody like you comes once, if you're lucky Aaron, this is love that isn't losing

Bridge

No need for daring, no grand scene Just you, still here, still mine I'll take the quiet over anything Long as it's you I'm caring

Chorus

Aaron, you're the calm I keep on choosing Steady when the whole world's spinning fast Somebody like you comes once, if you're lucky Aaron, this is love that isn't losing

Outro

Two boots, one bag, still sitting This is enough, this is everything

Verse 1

Rain still ringing off the light Your umbrella by the door I hear your key before you knock And my whole night settles, sure

Pre-chorus

You shake the wet off like it's nothing Step in easy, calm and slow But something in me starts to lift

Chorus

Aaron, you don't have to try so hard Just walking in is caring I love you plain, I love you close No performance, no fine wearing

Verse 2

Some nights we don't say very much Just the drip counting on the mat I watch you hang your coat to dry And think how sure I am of that

Bridge

It isn't the big days that hold us It's this, the ordinary kind Coats and rain and coming home And you, still choosing to unwind

Chorus

Aaron, you don't have to try so hard Just walking in is caring I love you plain, I love you close No performance, no fine wearing

Outro

The light still hums above the door But you're the one I'm staring for

Verse 1

Silver drops slide slow down the cold glass tonight while the heater hums low and the whole room glows bright you are wrapped up and warm as the candle burns down let the hush of the house be the only sound

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, the dark is only resting let the quiet come find you, gentle and unhurried and drift where the warmth of this room is leading

Chorus

Aaron, the night is soft and you are its keeping nothing can touch you while you are sleeping Aaron, my love is the warmth that's sharing this small quiet room where you're always in my caring

Verse 2

The glass holds the cold but it can't reach you here every breath that you take says there's nothing to fear the light on the sill is as steady as you and the whole tired world can wait till the morning is new

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, the dark is only resting let the quiet come find you, gentle and unhurried and drift where the warmth of this room is leading

Chorus

Aaron, the night is soft and you are its keeping nothing can touch you while you are sleeping Aaron, my love is the warmth that's sharing this small quiet room where you're always in my caring

Bridge

However far the night stretches on and on you are held here safely till the dark is gone

Chorus

Aaron, the night is soft and you are its keeping nothing can touch you while you are sleeping Aaron, my love is the warmth that's sharing this small quiet room where you're always in my caring

Outro

The glass still holds its slow and silver rain but you are warm, and safe, and home again

Verse 1

Green cotton sways so soft where the latch breathes cool and slow The whole wide house grows quiet just to let you rest your head Every little sound tonight has somewhere warm to go And nothing in this room will wake you from your bed

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the dark is only cotton drifting kind Nothing out there is bigger than the love you're wearing Close your eyes and leave the whole wide world behind

Chorus

Aaron, the night is holding you the way I'm holding you Soft as the fabric swaying gentle in the air Aaron, there's nowhere safer than this quiet room with you Sleep now, my darling, you are held with care

Verse 2

The latch stays open just to let the cool night wander in It touches nothing sharper than the curtain's easy sway You don't need to carry one worry, one single thing Just drift on down where all the soft light lays

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the dark is only cotton drifting kind Nothing out there is bigger than the love you're wearing Close your eyes and leave the whole wide world behind

Chorus

Aaron, the night is holding you the way I'm holding you Soft as the fabric swaying gentle in the air Aaron, there's nowhere safer than this quiet room with you Sleep now, my darling, you are held with care

Bridge

No storm can find you here where the green cloth softly turns Only breath and quiet and the warmth that always stays

Chorus

Aaron, the night is holding you the way I'm holding you Soft as the fabric swaying gentle in the air Aaron, there's nowhere safer than this quiet room with you Sleep now, my darling, you are held with care

Outro

Sleep now while the green cloth settles still against the frame Nothing moves but love, and love will stay the same

Verse 1

The little duck holds fast against the white tile wall It does not slip, it does not drift, it does not fall Something small can hold on tight when it is loved that way And you are held far tighter still through darkness and through dawn

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the water and the day run still The house breathes slow around you, soft and warm and kind Nothing here will let you go, nothing ever will

Chorus

Aaron, the night is soft and made to keep you near Every corner of this dark is gentle, never bare There is no hour tonight that leaves you standing there alone Aaron, you are the warmth this whole house holds and shares

Verse 2

Small suction cups can hold a duck against the sheerest tile No storm of water ever pulls it far or wide So I will hold you closer than the porcelain holds its shine You will not drift from me, not once, not through the night

Chorus

Aaron, the night is soft and made to keep you near Every corner of this dark is gentle, never bare There is no hour tonight that leaves you standing there alone Aaron, you are the warmth this whole house holds and shares

Bridge

Even the smallest things were built to stay right where they're placed So rest here, steady, sure, and safe within this space

Chorus

Aaron, the night is soft and made to keep you near Every corner of this dark is gentle, never bare There is no hour tonight that leaves you standing there alone Aaron, you are the warmth this whole house holds and shares

Outro

The little duck stays fastened while the water settles still Sleep now, Aaron, held as gently, safe until the light