Songs for Adeline

Verse 1

Three paper plates on our knees Cake tipping, we're holding our breath You catch it all, effortless ease Turning chaos into something like a gift

Pre-chorus

Every year gets a little bit louder Every candle a little more wild We're all leaning in closer around you Waiting for the moment to arrive

Chorus

Adeline, the whole bus is singing Nobody holds a room quite like you Adeline, watch the candles bringing Every single thing we feel is true

Verse 2

Icing on your sleeve, you don't care Passing plates down the crowded aisle You make the back seat feel like somewhere We'd all choose to stay for a while

Pre-chorus

Every year gets a little bit louder Every candle a little more wild We're all leaning in closer around you Waiting for the moment to arrive

Chorus

Adeline, the whole bus is singing Nobody holds a room quite like you Adeline, watch the candles bringing Every single thing we feel is true

Bridge

Balance the plate, balance the year Nothing falls apart when you're near Blow out the flame, make it divine One more trip around the sun, Adeline

Chorus

Adeline, the whole bus is singing Nobody holds a room quite like you Adeline, watch the candles bringing Every single thing we feel is true

Outro

Three plates steady on our knees Happy birthday, here's to you, Adeline

Verse 1

Foil wrappers stuck on wet leaves Catching light like they're something divine Nothing fancy, just an ordinary morning But you make the dull stuff shine

Chorus

Adeline, light up the room Every year you feel like mine Somebody pass the cake round Adeline, this one's your time

Verse 2

Nobody else walks like you do Turning puddles into gold design Whatever mood the sky's throwing You just laugh and fall in line

Pre-chorus

So pour the drinks and call your people Let the candles catch and climb We've been waiting all year for this

Chorus

Adeline, light up the room Every year you feel like mine Somebody pass the cake round Adeline, this one's your time

Bridge

You don't need the sun to prove it You bring your own kind of shine We just follow where you're going Happy to trail behind

Chorus

Adeline, light up the room Every year you feel like mine Somebody pass the cake round Adeline, this one's your time

Outro

Foil catching on the wet leaves Still shining long after you've gone by

Verse 1

Cups roll loose beneath the gate Empty now but still first rate You lit the night up, made it shine Best hours of the year were mine

Pre-chorus

Something's building, count it down Feel it move around the town Get ready, here it comes around

Chorus

Adeline, you're the reason we're here Turn the volume up, bring the cheer Adeline, you were built to align Everybody sing it, you're divine

Verse 2

Gates swing open, lights turn gold Every story you have told Keeps us laughing, keeps us warm You're the calm inside the storm

Chorus

Adeline, you're the reason we're here Turn the volume up, bring the cheer Adeline, you were built to align Everybody sing it, you're divine

Bridge

Clap it loud now, one more time We came here just to see you shine Nobody else could hold this room Nobody else could light it, bloom

Chorus

Adeline, you're the reason we're here Turn the volume up, bring the cheer Adeline, you were built to align Everybody sing it, you're divine

Outro

Cups still rolling under the gate We'd wait all year to celebrate

Verse 1

Two yellow cups on the blanket Sitting close, not touching at all Something in that gap says everything I keep thinking how you make me calm

Chorus

Adeline, you steady my mind Nothing about us feels rushed or timed You just sit here and the whole world softens Adeline, I am glad you're mine

Verse 2

You pour the coffee slow, unbothered Like there's nowhere else we're meant to be I watch your hands more than the field And that says something about what I see

Pre-chorus

No grand gesture, no big design Just this quiet, and it's more than fine Something's building I don't want to hide

Chorus

Adeline, you steady my mind Nothing about us feels rushed or timed You just sit here and the whole world softens Adeline, I am glad you're mine

Bridge

I've had louder loves before This one just stays, and asks for nothing more You don't perform it, you just show it And somehow that's the part I needed most

Chorus

Adeline, you steady my mind Nothing about us feels rushed or timed You just sit here and the whole world softens Adeline, I am glad you're mine

Outro

Two cups still sitting in the sun Still not touching, still the two of us

Verse 1

I hear the frost crack under my boots Standing here where the field turns white You take my hand without a word Nothing needs saying, we got it right

Chorus

Adeline, you keep me steady Even when the ground won't hold Two names carved into the cold morning Adeline, I'm never letting go

Verse 2

Some folks want the fire and the noise I just want this frozen ground You beside me, breath like smoke That's the only proof I've found

Pre-chorus

I've loved you loud and I've loved you quiet Through the seasons, through the strain Now I'm standing here beside you

Chorus

Adeline, you keep me steady Even when the ground won't hold Two names carved into the cold morning Adeline, I'm never letting go

Bridge

Let the whole field freeze around us I don't need the sun to shine I just need your hand in mine

Chorus

Adeline, you keep me steady Even when the ground won't hold Two names carved into the cold morning Adeline, I'm never letting go

Outro

The frost will melt by morning But you and I will stay

Verse 1

Our sleeves keep brushing at the edge Wood worn soft from every pledge I don't move my arm away I want you closer every day

Pre-chorus

Nothing fancy, nothing loud Just you, plain and unbowed And my heart starts to climb

Chorus

Adeline, you steady me Simple as a hand can be Adeline, you and I align Every quiet hour feels divine

Verse 2

You hum low while you write Pencil scratching through the night I don't need the radio on Just this desk we lean upon

Pre-chorus

Nothing fancy, nothing loud Just you, plain and unbowed And my heart starts to climb

Chorus

Adeline, you steady me Simple as a hand can be Adeline, you and I align Every quiet hour feels divine

Bridge

Some folks chase the bright sunshine I just want this desk of mine With your sleeve against my own That's the only light I've known

Chorus

Adeline, you steady me Simple as a hand can be Adeline, you and I align Every quiet hour feels divine

Outro

Two sleeves worn to the same wood grain Still here, still yours, Adeline

Verse 1

Watch the water find its way down the window glass tonight Every drop is in no hurry, and that is only right The room is losing all its edges, going soft and dim There is nowhere in this world you need to be but mine

Pre-chorus

Let the last light fold away and take its time Nothing out there needs an answer, nothing needs a sign So close your eyes and drift where the hush will let you climb

Chorus

Adeline, the dark is only quiet wearing softer clothes Nothing in this house will let you fall, that much I know Adeline, the rain is only singing you to rest Hold onto nothing but my voice, that will always be enough

Verse 2

The glass is cool but you are warm beneath my steady hand Somewhere past the window there's a whole and waiting land But it can wait for morning, it has never once complained Tonight the only place that matters is exactly where you land

Bridge

Let the raindrops race each other, nobody keeps the score Sleep is just a door that opens soft, not a closing door

Chorus

Adeline, the dark is only quiet wearing softer clothes Nothing in this house will let you fall, that much I know Adeline, the rain is only singing you to rest Hold onto nothing but my voice, that will always be enough

Outro

The water's slowing on the glass, the room has gone to grey Sleep now, and I will still be here to greet the day

Verse 1

Far down the shore the white foam turns so slowly over stone Every dark pebble kept and held, never once left alone Something is smoothing all the edges the whole night through And that same gentle hand is always, always holding you

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the tide pull the day away Nothing can reach you here where the warm dark waters stay Rest a little longer, there's no need to find the light

Chorus

Adeline, the night is yours and yours alone tonight Nothing in the wide dark world could ever dim your shine You are held the way the shore holds on to every tide Sleep now, sleep now, Adeline, you're safe and you are mine

Verse 2

The water never hurries when it comes to smooth the stone It only knows to keep on loving what it's always known So let the hours turn as slow as foam upon the sand There is nowhere in this world you're not held by a hand

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the tide pull the day away Nothing can reach you here where the warm dark waters stay Rest a little longer, there's no need to find the light

Chorus

Adeline, the night is yours and yours alone tonight Nothing in the wide dark world could ever dim your shine You are held the way the shore holds on to every tide Sleep now, sleep now, Adeline, you're safe and you are mine

Bridge

Whatever the day brought you, let it drift and settle now Somebody loves you softer than the tide loves the shore somehow

Chorus

Adeline, the night is yours and yours alone tonight Nothing in the wide dark world could ever dim your shine You are held the way the shore holds on to every tide Sleep now, sleep now, Adeline, you're safe and you are mine

Outro

Far down the shore the white foam still turns soft over stone Sleep now, little one, you are never, ever alone

Verse 1

The lamp is turned down to a small yellow ring on the floor Soft as a coin someone dropped from the moon above Nothing can reach you inside of this quiet, gentle glow You are the reason this whole house is wrapped in love

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the day slip off your shoulders Every worry can wait outside this door Sleep is coming soft and slow to carry you

Chorus

Adeline, the light is low and you are safe and warm Nothing in the dark tonight will ever cause you harm Adeline, you are the calm at the end of every line Rest your head, the whole wide world can wait until it's time

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the stars are keeping watch for you Quiet as a lullaby that never needs to rhyme Every breath you take tonight is steady, slow and sure You were made to be adored, you were always mine

Chorus

Adeline, the light is low and you are safe and warm Nothing in the dark tonight will ever cause you harm Adeline, you are the calm at the end of every line Rest your head, the whole wide world can wait until it's time

Bridge

Hush now, there is nowhere else that you should be Just this small warm circle, just this you and me

Chorus

Adeline, the light is low and you are safe and warm Nothing in the dark tonight will ever cause you harm Adeline, you are the calm at the end of every line Rest your head, the whole wide world can wait until it's time

Outro

The lamp will keep its small round watch until the morning comes Sleep now, you are held inside that gentle yellow glow