Songs for Albert

Verse 1

Boots keep coming to your door More than came the year before Word got round the whole town fast We all showed up to shout for more

Pre-chorus

Someone's tuning up the fiddle Someone's stacking up the chairs We've been waiting on this moment

Chorus

Albert, kick your boots off here Albert, have another beer Every year we love you better Raise a glass, the man's still here

Verse 2

You cleared the shed to make some room Boxes shoved to make way for you Somehow found the space for all of us That's the kind of thing you do

Chorus

Albert, kick your boots off here Albert, have another beer Every year we love you better Raise a glass, the man's still here

Bridge

Could've stayed home, kept it quiet Instead you flung the whole door wide Nobody throws a night like this one Nobody else brings us alive

Chorus

Albert, kick your boots off here Albert, have another beer Every year we love you better Raise a glass, the man's still here

Outro

Boots will scatter, lights will dim But we'll come back again for him

Verse 1

Yellow chairs are folded flat Mud is thick around the posts You still show up like that Standing tall when it matters most

Pre-chorus

Every year you're steady ground We keep coming back around Tonight we let the noise get loud

Chorus

Albert, raise a glass up high Nobody holds a room like you Albert, you're the reason why We're still here and still true

Verse 2

Pitch is empty, floodlights dim Still we hear you cheering on You believed when hope was slim Long after all the players gone

Bridge

We could've shelved it, called it done But you never once let go So here's to every battle won And every year that starts to show

Chorus

Albert, raise a glass up high Nobody holds a room like you Albert, you're the reason why We're still here and still true

Outro

Chairs folded up, the pitch gone quiet Albert, we're glad you're ours tonight

Verse 1

Two drums and a plank of pine Every joint you built was fine No fuss, no wasted breath Just steady hands and common sense

Chorus

Albert, raise the roof tonight Nothing wobbles when you build it right We lean on you and never fall Albert, you're the best of all

Verse 2

You never bragged about the fix You just showed up and mixed the mix Quiet work, done with care Now the whole shed's standing there

Pre-chorus

So let the glasses hit the sky Let the candles burn up high Something's building, don't ask why

Chorus

Albert, raise the roof tonight Nothing wobbles when you build it right We lean on you and never fall Albert, you're the best of all

Bridge

You never needed praise or fuss You just kept the whole thing steady for us Solid ground beneath our feet That's the gift that can't be beat

Chorus

Albert, raise the roof tonight Nothing wobbles when you build it right We lean on you and never fall Albert, you're the best of all

Outro

Still the plank sits strong and true Just like we always feel with you

Verse 1

The railing's rusted through with salt You laughed and leaned on it that day Two paper cups we left behind Still means more than I can say

Pre-chorus

I keep the picture in my chest Half faded now but never gone Albert, I'm not done

Chorus

Albert, you're the steady thing I trust Through the wind and through the rain Albert, still my only harbour Calling my heart home again

Verse 2

You held my hand along the pier Where the iron rail was cold and bare Every year that rust grows deeper Still I feel you standing there

Chorus

Albert, you're the steady thing I trust Through the wind and through the rain Albert, still my only harbour Calling my heart home again

Bridge

Time cannot rust what we became You are the steady, quiet flame

Chorus

Albert, you're the steady thing I trust Through the wind and through the rain Albert, still my only harbour Calling my heart home again

Outro

Two paper cups still on that rail Albert, our love will never fail

Verse 1

Damp wood holds the morning light Warm inside, though world's gone white You lean close, your hand in mine That's enough, that's every sign

Chorus

Albert, you're the warmth I know Steady as the green things grow Albert, hold me through the damp You're the only steady lamp

Verse 2

Glass sweats slow against the frame Every drop feels like your name You stay soft when storms roll through I feel safe alone with you

Pre-chorus

The air gets thick, the walls close in Something's rising under my skin I have to tell you before it fades

Chorus

Albert, you're the warmth I know Steady as the green things grow Albert, hold me through the damp You're the only steady lamp

Bridge

Whether new or worn with time You're the truest thing that's mine

Chorus

Albert, you're the warmth I know Steady as the green things grow Albert, hold me through the damp You're the only steady lamp

Outro

Damp wood, warm light, still your hand This is the only place I stand

Verse 1

The leather's cooling under your hand we're driving into the deepest night I don't need words to understand what you are, quiet in that light

Chorus

Albert, you're the calm I've known steady through the dark and cold Albert, I am not alone safe inside the love you hold

Verse 2

You settle deeper into your seat and something in my chest goes slow you make me feel almost complete it's closeness like this that lets me grow

Pre-chorus

You're closer now than miles allow the quiet says what words can't say and I can't hold this back somehow

Chorus

Albert, you're the calm I've known steady through the dark and cold Albert, I am not alone safe inside the love you hold

Bridge

You don't need to raise your voice for me to hear you loud and clear love like this was never a choice it's just the truth of being here

Chorus

Albert, you're the calm I've known steady through the dark and cold Albert, I am not alone safe inside the love you hold

Outro

The leather's cooled, the fields are gone but you're still here, and I hold on

Verse 1

Somewhere below a chair is creaking soft and low Rocking out a rhythm only quiet hearts can know Under the boards the old house breathes so slow Albert, that sound is just for you, so let it go

Pre-chorus

Every creak below is saying you are held Nothing in this house has ever felt so well kept Close your eyes now, let the whole night melt

Chorus

Albert, Albert, sleep is calling soft and near Nothing in the dark tonight will ever bring you fear You are wrapped in every warm and gentle year Rest now Albert, there is nothing you should fear

Verse 2

Wicker bends the way a hand bends round a small held thing Careful, patient, holding you through every wandering You are the reason this old floor still likes to sing Albert, you're the softest kind of everything

Chorus

Albert, Albert, sleep is calling soft and near Nothing in the dark tonight will ever bring you fear You are wrapped in every warm and gentle year Rest now Albert, there is nothing you should fear

Bridge

Even when the house goes still and no one makes a sound Love keeps rocking gently, quiet, safe and round You will always be the softest thing that's found

Chorus

Albert, Albert, sleep is calling soft and near Nothing in the dark tonight will ever bring you fear You are wrapped in every warm and gentle year Rest now Albert, there is nothing you should fear

Outro

Somewhere below, the wicker settles into rest Sleep now, Albert, you were always, always blessed

Verse 1

The little radio hums low upon the drawers tonight Its quiet static fills the room with something soft and right You settle deeper into blankets, warm against my arm Nothing in this world tonight will ever bring you harm

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come drifting in Feel the warmth begin to hold you, soft as skin Sleep is waiting gently just beyond the light

Chorus

Albert, the night is yours to keep Wrapped up so safely, drifting deep in sleep Nobody's dearer, nobody's held so tight Albert, my Albert, sleep through the night

Verse 2

Somewhere behind the hiss a whisper hums a lullaby Soft as the breath that rises slow with every sigh You curl your fingers round the blanket's edge so light Held here forever, safe within the fading light

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come drifting in Feel the warmth begin to hold you, soft as skin Sleep is waiting gently just beyond the light

Chorus

Albert, the night is yours to keep Wrapped up so safely, drifting deep in sleep Nobody's dearer, nobody's held so tight Albert, my Albert, sleep through the night

Bridge

Rest now, let the static hum you low and slow Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will go

Chorus

Albert, the night is yours to keep Wrapped up so safely, drifting deep in sleep Nobody's dearer, nobody's held so tight Albert, my Albert, sleep through the night

Outro

Somewhere the radio murmurs on, soft and low Sleep now, Albert, safe in all I know

Verse 1

Snow is falling soft and slow past the window glass tonight Every flake is drifting down to where you rest so still Watch the lamplight gold and warm hold back the winter white Nothing cold can reach you here, tucked beneath the sill

Pre-chorus

Outside the glass the whole wide world is turning slow and blue But here inside this small warm room there's only me and you So let the hush come gather round and carry you off soon

Chorus

Albert, close your eyes now, let the lamplight hold you tight Nothing in the snowfall ever needs to trouble you tonight Albert, you're the warmest thing inside this quiet night Rest here safe as embers glowing soft and gold and bright

Verse 2

The glass is cold but you are warm beneath the blankets deep Every falling flake outside is singing you to sleep I see your small face in the window, calm before you dream Nothing out there in the dark is half as bright, it seems

Bridge

Let the snow keep falling, let the lamp burn low and slow You are held here closer than the whole wide world can know

Chorus

Albert, close your eyes now, let the lamplight hold you tight Nothing in the snowfall ever needs to trouble you tonight Albert, you're the warmest thing inside this quiet night Rest here safe as embers glowing soft and gold and bright

Outro

Snow will keep on falling soft while you are fast asleep Warm behind the window glass, forever yours to keep