Songs for Abigail

Verse 1

We built you walls out of boxes Stacked them up to hide the sun You knocked them down before we finished Called it art and called it fun

Chorus

Abigail, you light the whole coast up Every year you find a way Nobody else could ever ghost us Happy birthday, Abigail, hey

Verse 2

You chase the napkins down the dune line Laughing like you own the wind We never plan a party right You always crash it and begin

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, watch them fail Wind gets louder, we don't care Something's coming down the trail

Chorus

Abigail, you light the whole coast up Every year you find a way Nobody else could ever ghost us Happy birthday, Abigail, hey

Bridge

You make the mess feel like a gift You make the noise feel like home Every year you give us this We wouldn't want it left alone

Chorus

Abigail, you light the whole coast up Every year you find a way Nobody else could ever ghost us Happy birthday, Abigail, hey

Outro

Boxes down, the napkins gone now You're still here, still ours, still loud

Verse 1

Streamers hang crooked in the hoop You never cared they fell that way You just laughed and pulled a chair up Made this creaky old room feel gold today

Pre-chorus

Someone find the candles quick Someone hush before we sing Here it comes, the loudest part

Chorus

Abigail, we're glad you came Nobody lights a room like you Abigail, you're no small tale Every year we're glad it's true

Verse 2

You've got cake stuck to your sleeve And you don't mind one little bit You keep laughing, keep on staying Right in the middle, owning it

Chorus

Abigail, we're glad you came Nobody lights a room like you Abigail, you're no small tale Every year we're glad it's true

Bridge

Some folks fade into the chairs You're the one that we all see So blow it out and make the wish We already know who we want you to be

Chorus

Abigail, we're glad you came Nobody lights a room like you Abigail, you're no small tale Every year we're glad it's true

Outro

Streamers still hang from the hoop We'll leave them there for you

Verse 1

Empty pots along the bench Trowels lined up, waiting still Nothing planted, nothing grown Till you walk in with your grin

Pre-chorus

Something's coming, we can feel it Hands are itching, hearts are ready We've been waiting all year long for

Chorus

Abigail, the room lights up Pour the tea and pass the cup Every year you're worth the wait Abigail, you never fail

Verse 2

You're the one who makes us dig Deeper than we thought we could Give us reason, give us joy Turn a plain day into gold

Pre-chorus

Something's coming, we can feel it Hands are itching, hearts are ready We've been waiting all year long for

Chorus

Abigail, the room lights up Pour the tea and pass the cup Every year you're worth the wait Abigail, you never fail

Bridge

Stamp your feet and clap your hands Sing it loud, sing it clear Whatever comes, whatever lands We're glad that you are here

Chorus

Abigail, the room lights up Pour the tea and pass the cup Every year you're worth the wait Abigail, you never fail

Outro

The pots will fill, the season turns But you're the one for whom it's grown

Verse 1

Your coat hangs close to mine tonight Old shears rust upon the wall Nothing here was ever bright But I would choose you through it all

Pre-chorus

You never asked for shining things You just stayed when the weather turned This is what devotion brings

Chorus

Abigail, you're steady ground Every quiet hour we share I have loved you without sound Abigail, you're always there

Verse 2

The hook still holds us side by side Worn from years of hanging true I have got so little pride When it comes to loving you

Pre-chorus

You never asked for shining things You just stayed when the weather turned This is what devotion brings

Chorus

Abigail, you're steady ground Every quiet hour we share I have loved you without sound Abigail, you're always there

Bridge

No grand design, no perfect start Just a hook, two coats, one heart

Chorus

Abigail, you're steady ground Every quiet hour we share I have loved you without sound Abigail, you're always there

Outro

Two coats still hanging on the wall You are the truest thing of all

Verse 1

The tea's gone cold on the bench Rain caught us out here again We never moved for shelter I'd sit with you in the wet, still

Pre-chorus

You laugh like nothing's wrong I watch you longer than I should Something's building in this quiet

Chorus

Abigail, you steady me down Nothing fancy, nothing frail Every ordinary hour with you Feels like it should never fail

Verse 2

You talk with your hands when you're happy I could watch that for a while We've said nothing much all evening But I'm caught here in your smile

Pre-chorus

You laugh like nothing's wrong I watch you longer than I should Something's building in this quiet

Chorus

Abigail, you steady me down Nothing fancy, nothing frail Every ordinary hour with you Feels like it should never fail

Bridge

I don't need the big occasions Just this bench, this light, this you Whatever comes to test us I'd choose this over something new

Chorus

Abigail, you steady me down Nothing fancy, nothing frail Every ordinary hour with you Feels like it should never fail

Outro

Two mugs sit cold on the bench I'm still glad I stayed for this

Verse 1

Your gloves sit on the shelf tonight worn soft from all you tend the tomato leaves lean into you you make hard work feel light

Pre-chorus

I watch you work and I go quiet there's nothing here that needs to be loud just you, steady, holding on

Chorus

Abigail, you keep me here not with noise but something clear you're the calm I chose to trust Abigail, year after year

Verse 2

You brush the dirt from off your hands and still you reach for mine the green comes up because you stayed that's not luck, that's you

Chorus

Abigail, you keep me here not with noise but something clear you're the calm I chose to trust Abigail, year after year

Bridge

No one sees the gloves but me how they hold the shape of your care I don't need the whole world to know I just need you standing there

Chorus

Abigail, you keep me here not with noise but something clear you're the calm I chose to trust Abigail, year after year

Outro

The leaves will turn, the gloves will wear but I'll still be reaching for you there

Verse 1

Somewhere a curtain lifts and settles without a sound White cotton breathing slowly while the dark comes round You are the calm this whole house has been keeping safe Curled up so quiet in your small and perfect space

Chorus

Abigail, the night is soft and leaning near you now Sleep is a promise that this world will keep somehow Close your eyes, Abigail, and let the hours sail Nothing in the dark tonight will ever let you fail

Verse 2

Warm air moves the fabric like a hand that means no harm Wrapping round the room the way I wrap you in my arm You are held here tighter than the window holds its frame Loved beyond the reach of any words I have to name

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the breathing of the room grow long and slow Every little worry has permission now to go Something soft is waiting just before you drift and know

Chorus

Abigail, the night is soft and leaning near you now Sleep is a promise that this world will keep somehow Close your eyes, Abigail, and let the hours sail Nothing in the dark tonight will ever let you fail

Bridge

Let the small white edges of the curtain drift and sway Carrying the last light of a gentle, ending day You are safer than a candle sheltered from the breeze Held here soft and certain as the dark begins to ease

Chorus

Abigail, the night is soft and leaning near you now Sleep is a promise that this world will keep somehow Close your eyes, Abigail, and let the hours sail Nothing in the dark tonight will ever let you fail

Outro

Sleep now, while the cotton settles still against the frame I will still be here to say your gentle, quiet name

Verse 1

Wheels have stopped turning under the low branches now dry pine needles hold the quiet of the night nothing here is asking you to wonder how the dark can be so soft and still and right

Chorus

Abigail, the world has folded down to just this room close your eyes and let the hours grow slow you are held here safer than a seed inside its bloom and there is nowhere calmer you could go

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window all the paths have gone to rest leather worn and softened by a thousand gentle days you don't need a single answer, you are simply blessed to drift beneath the branches in a warm and settled haze

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing find the rhythm of the dark hear how everything has quieted to care sleep is only love with all the lights turned low

Chorus

Abigail, the world has folded down to just this room close your eyes and let the hours grow slow you are held here safer than a seed inside its bloom and there is nowhere calmer you could go

Bridge

No wheel needs to turn, no path tonight demands your feet you can rest exactly where you are, complete

Chorus

Abigail, the world has folded down to just this room close your eyes and let the hours grow slow you are held here safer than a seed inside its bloom and there is nowhere calmer you could go

Outro

Rest now underneath the low and steady branches you are already home, however far you go

Verse 1

Something old and steady keeps its watch beside your bed Nothing in this room will ever move or rush ahead Deep inside the dark a patient stillness holds its place You are safe beneath the hush that settles overhead

Chorus

Abigail, the night has folded soft around your name Every hour is holding you as gently as a flame You are held the way old brass is held in polished wood Abigail, my love for you will never dim or change

Verse 2

Somewhere in the dark a weight hangs quiet, never swinging Time itself has paused to hear the small breath that you're bringing Nothing has to happen now, no reason to be moving Rest inside the calm that this whole night is slowly singing

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the ticking of the world go still Let the hush wrap round you softer than a windowsill Something warm is watching over every breath until

Chorus

Abigail, the night has folded soft around your name Every hour is holding you as gently as a flame You are held the way old brass is held in polished wood Abigail, my love for you will never dim or change

Bridge

No need to keep the count of minutes passing by Nothing here will hurry you, no reason to ask why Just rest inside the quiet that was made to hold you tight

Chorus

Abigail, the night has folded soft around your name Every hour is holding you as gently as a flame You are held the way old brass is held in polished wood Abigail, my love for you will never dim or change

Outro

Somewhere still and dark, something steady holds its place Sleep now, love, held safe as brass, wrapped in the night's embrace