Songs for Andrew

Verse 1

Boxes climbing to the light Stacked up warm on a winter night Nobody else would stop to look But you make dull things feel bright

Chorus

Andrew, happy birthday to you Every single year rings true Everyone showed up today Andrew, here's to something new

Verse 2

Boxes waiting by the door Stacked up neat from floor to floor You'd still stop to say hello Kindness always wants for more

Pre-chorus

Make a wish and count to three Feel the love surrounding you Because it's time to sing it loud

Chorus

Andrew, happy birthday to you Every single year rings true Everyone showed up today Andrew, here's to something new

Bridge

You've grown through seasons, come so far Like boxes lifted past the bar No one counts what's inside You're brighter than the brightest star

Chorus

Andrew, happy birthday to you Every single year rings true Everyone showed up today Andrew, here's to something new

Outro

Boxes stacked behind the glass Andrew, you outshine them all

Verse 1

Milk bottles rang on the step Before the morning light had crept You were the one already there Grinning like you didn't care

Pre-chorus

Every year those bottles clink Every year we raise a drink Nobody makes us laugh like

Chorus

Andrew, Andrew, throw the door wide Andrew, Andrew, step outside Let the whole street ring so clear Happy birthday, Andrew's here

Verse 2

Andrew, you grew like a flame Never once stayed quite the same Still that same old crooked grin Still the warmth that pulls us in

Chorus

Andrew, Andrew, throw the door wide Andrew, Andrew, step outside Let the whole street ring so clear Happy birthday, Andrew's here

Bridge

Every year the bottles ring Every year it's you we sing Rain or shine you turn up bright Andrew, you're our porch light

Chorus

Andrew, Andrew, throw the door wide Andrew, Andrew, step outside Let the whole street ring so clear Happy birthday, Andrew's here

Outro

Milk bottles chime at the door Andrew, we'll love you more

Verse 1

Under the awning, oranges glow Stacked in crates, bright and true Sunlight catching every row That's the kind of warmth in you

Pre-chorus

Every crate stacked full and sweet Every corner knows your name So somebody count us in

Chorus

Andrew, here's to you tonight Shining bright as oranges do Andrew, everything feels right Because the room lights up for you

Verse 2

Every year we watch you grow Ripe as oranges in July It never once felt slow Because you always catch the eye

Bridge

You still turn the market bright No crate could hold your light

Chorus

Andrew, here's to you tonight Shining bright as oranges do Andrew, everything feels right Because the room lights up for you

Outro

So here's to crates and oranges bright Here's to Andrew, our whole delight

Verse 1

Water finds its way down slow Through the rusted gutter by the door I used to watch it and think of nothing Now I watch it and think of you more

Pre-chorus

You never asked to be the reason You just became it, standing near And now I can't hear rain without you

Chorus

Andrew, you're the steady sound I know Not loud, not much, just always true Some things wear thin, some things grow I keep growing more sure of you, Andrew

Verse 2

Some nights the drain just hums along Nothing special, nothing new But I've stopped needing special nights Since the ordinary ones have you

Bridge

I'm not asking for the world to notice I just want you to stay near No grand thing, no perfect moment Just this, and you, right here

Chorus

Andrew, you're the steady sound I know Not loud, not much, just always true Some things wear thin, some things grow I keep growing more sure of you, Andrew

Outro

The water still finds its way down slow And so, somehow, do I, to you

Verse 1

Wind comes hard across the hill and I feel it, standing still you lean into me like the grass holding on while the gusts pass

Pre-chorus

Nothing out here stands up straight but nothing here has learned to break and I am not letting go of that

Chorus

Andrew, you're the steady one bending but you never run every storm that's tried to part us only proved how much you matter to us

Verse 2

I've seen you tired, seen you worn seen you soft on a difficult morn still you turn your face to me the way that grass leans toward the sea

Chorus

Andrew, you're the steady one bending but you never run every storm that's tried to part us only proved how much you matter to us

Bridge

Let the weather do its worst I chose you, and you chose me first whatever bends us, we won't fall that's the only credo I need at all

Chorus

Andrew, you're the steady one bending but you never run every storm that's tried to part us only proved how much you matter to us

Outro

The hill will always hold that grass and I will hold you as the seasons pass

Verse 1

I circle up through empty levels Concrete grey and nothing moves Just my lights against the pillars Thinking how you steady me

Pre-chorus

The city's gone quiet and small Every wall is holding its breath I'm not scared of the dark when

Chorus

Andrew, you're the light I trust Even here where nothing else does Wet ground catching every colour Andrew, this is what love was

Verse 2

I park and just sit for a minute Engine ticking, warm and slow No one else is here to see it This is how the quiet feels with you

Pre-chorus

The city's gone quiet and small Every wall is holding its breath I'm not scared of the dark when

Chorus

Andrew, you're the light I trust Even here where nothing else does Wet ground catching every colour Andrew, this is what love was

Bridge

No one built this place for love But here we are, and it's enough

Chorus

Andrew, you're the light I trust Even here where nothing else does Wet ground catching every colour Andrew, this is what love was

Outro

I'll drive home slow through empty levels Knowing you are waiting there

Verse 1

A heavy brass key turns soft in the door tonight Locking the dark outside and holding you in the light The wind can knock but it never gets past the frame You rest inside a house that always knows your name

Pre-chorus

Every latch is closed, every corner still and low The lamp above the door leans down to watch you glow Sleep is close now, drifting in soft and slow

Chorus

Andrew, the light turns round and finds you here Safe in the turning beam, nothing to fear Andrew, the key is turned, the night is kind Rest in the glow that was always yours to find

Verse 2

Somewhere a tower stands with its window round and warm Watching for little boats caught out in the storm But you are not lost, you are folded in tight Wrapped in the hush of a slow and steady night

Pre-chorus

Every latch is closed, every corner still and low The lamp above the door leans down to watch you glow Sleep is close now, drifting in soft and slow

Chorus

Andrew, the light turns round and finds you here Safe in the turning beam, nothing to fear Andrew, the key is turned, the night is kind Rest in the glow that was always yours to find

Bridge

No storm can find the room where you lie still No tide can climb so high, no wind so shrill You are the reason the whole house stays awake and warm

Chorus

Andrew, the light turns round and finds you here Safe in the turning beam, nothing to fear Andrew, the key is turned, the night is kind Rest in the glow that was always yours to find

Outro

The key stays turned, the door stays warm and still Sleep now, Andrew, safe upon the sill

Verse 1

The wooden radio hums so low it could almost be breathing Somewhere past the dial the whole house has gone soft and still Nothing but a hush caught between the wire and the evening Andrew, close your eyes now, nobody will let you spill

Pre-chorus

The static folds down small like a blanket pulled to your chin Every crackle fading slower, sinking further under your skin Hold on to the hum, love, let it carry you within

Chorus

Andrew, the night is only holding you, nothing more Soft as the sound that drifts in gently under the door Andrew, you are the warmest thing this house has ever known Sleep now, you are never once left in the dark alone

Verse 2

A little gold light glows behind the fabric of the speaker Like something small and steady that has no plans to go out Andrew, the whole wide world has gone quiet and much weaker While you are wrapped up here, past worry, past doubt

Pre-chorus

The static folds down small like a blanket pulled to your chin Every crackle fading slower, sinking further under your skin Hold on to the hum, love, let it carry you within

Chorus

Andrew, the night is only holding you, nothing more Soft as the sound that drifts in gently under the door Andrew, you are the warmest thing this house has ever known Sleep now, you are never once left in the dark alone

Bridge

Let every worn out sound become a hand upon your hair Andrew, you are so deeply loved, so gently kept with care

Chorus

Andrew, the night is only holding you, nothing more Soft as the sound that drifts in gently under the door Andrew, you are the warmest thing this house has ever known Sleep now, you are never once left in the dark alone

Outro

The radio hums on low, keeping watch while you rest Andrew, you are the softest sound of all, and the best

Verse 1

Somewhere the garden is growing heavy and still with dew Every leaf bending low beneath the weight it holds Nothing is rushing tonight, love, only you Wrapped up warm while the dark turns soft and slow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hours grow quiet around you Nothing tonight is asking you to be anything but small Rest here a while, let the whole wide world slow down too

Chorus

Andrew, sleep now, the night is holding you gently Nothing can reach you, nothing can do you harm Deep in the hush where the dew falls softly, Andrew You are the warmth at the centre of this calm

Verse 2

Somewhere a window is catching the last of the light Somewhere the grass is turning silver and cool You are the reason this whole quiet night feels right Held here so gently, never a thing to prove

Bridge

Let every worry fall away like water off a leaf Nothing but rest now, nothing but breath and peace

Chorus

Andrew, sleep now, the night is holding you gently Nothing can reach you, nothing can do you harm Deep in the hush where the dew falls softly, Andrew You are the warmth at the centre of this calm

Outro

Somewhere the garden keeps gathering dew in the dark Sleep now, my Andrew, you are safe in this hush