Songs for Avery

Verse 1

Something in you won't sit still bursting loose like the school day's done the whole world feels like it's yours to spill and we love you like the summer sun

Pre-chorus

Hear that clatter, hear that cheer something's swinging wide today get ready, the moment's here

Chorus

Avery, the gates fly open wide run on out, we're right beside you every year we're on your side Avery, nobody shines the way you do

Verse 2

You hand out joy like paper bags fistfuls of it, give it away nothing about you ever drags you make the ordinary into a great day

Bridge

Here's to the noise you bring the room here's to the chances still to come candles burning, making space, making room for all the good things yet to be won

Chorus

Avery, the gates fly open wide run on out, we're right beside you every year we're on your side Avery, nobody shines the way you do

Outro

Run on out, the bars swing free this is your day, and you're loved endlessly

Verse 1

They stacked the chairs against the wall Green banners waiting for it all Nobody told them we'd need every one Because you're loved by us all

Pre-chorus

So pull them down and line them straight We've got a name to celebrate Give us the drumroll, don't make us wait

Chorus

Avery, look what love can do A whole room came for you We'd wait all night, we'd wait for hours Nothing tops knowing you

Verse 2

The banner's crooked, nobody cares You light the room up unawares We saved the good seat, right up front Just for the one who's ours

Chorus

Avery, look what love can do A whole room came for you We'd wait all night, we'd wait for hours Nothing tops knowing you

Bridge

Blow out the candles, make some noise We brought our hearts, we brought our joys Every single chair got filled Because of you, on purpose, by choice

Chorus

Avery, look what love can do A whole room came for you We'd wait all night, we'd wait for hours Nothing tops knowing you

Outro

Stack the chairs against the wall We'll pull them out for you next fall

Verse 1

Brown paper bags out on the step Oranges rolling where we kept An old rust scale that never lied You'd tip it gold on either side

Pre-chorus

Nothing ever weighed the same Once you wandered in and claimed The room starts leaning your way

Chorus

Avery, the whole house tips for you Every corner turns and leans on you Avery, we're glad you came around Best thing that ever weighed us down

Verse 2

The old scale creaks, it's out of true Nothing balances like you do We stack the fruit up, watch it lean Best kind of trouble we have seen

Pre-chorus

Nothing ever weighed the same Once you wandered in and claimed The room starts leaning your way

Chorus

Avery, the whole house tips for you Every corner turns and leans on you Avery, we're glad you came around Best thing that ever weighed us down

Bridge

Count the years like oranges in a bag Every one of them worth the drag We'd carry armfuls just for you Nothing heavy when it's true

Chorus

Avery, the whole house tips for you Every corner turns and leans on you Avery, we're glad you came around Best thing that ever weighed us down

Outro

Rusted scales still tip our way Happy birthday, Avery, today

Verse 1

Our feet are bare on the cold grey sand The tide comes in, then it goes I did not plan on holding your hand But something in me chose

Pre-chorus

You never asked me to be brave Yet here I am, unafraid Standing where the water gave

Chorus

Avery, you steady me like the shore I did not know I needed this Every quiet thing feels more Avery, standing still in the mist

Verse 2

Some love comes loud, all fire and noise Ours came in soft and slow You never needed to raise your voice For me to want to know

Bridge

I am not scared of the cold anymore Not with you here on this shore Let the water take what it takes You are the one thing steady that stays

Chorus

Avery, you steady me like the shore I did not know I needed this Every quiet thing feels more Avery, standing still in the mist

Outro

Our feet are still on the cold grey sand Still here, still holding your hand

Verse 1

I left the engine running warm You handed me the cup you chose We didn't need to say a word I liked the quiet that arose

Chorus

Avery, you make the ordinary hold Every simple minute feels like gold Nothing here is rushed or loud Avery, I'm glad, I'm proud

Verse 2

The coffee's cold and neither cares You're laughing at some old mistake I'd sit right here another hour Just for the ease that you can make

Pre-chorus

I've had louder love before Never one that felt this sure Something's building, I can tell

Chorus

Avery, you make the ordinary hold Every simple minute feels like gold Nothing here is rushed or loud Avery, I'm glad, I'm proud

Bridge

No bravery in staying put Just knowing where I want to be There's nothing brave in loving you It's just the easiest thing for me

Chorus

Avery, you make the ordinary hold Every simple minute feels like gold Nothing here is rushed or loud Avery, I'm glad, I'm proud

Outro

Two cups sitting on the roof Still yours, still mine, still parked right here

Verse 1

The basket sits, we don't unpack it Nothing here is rushed or hectic An orange waits, still whole, still bright I love this slowness, how you act it

Pre-chorus

You make the ordinary softer Every hour feels a little slower I keep leaning closer

Chorus

Avery, you steady every room Nothing with you feels like doom There's a calm that lives inside your name Avery, I'd follow you home soon

Verse 2

We haven't touched the bread or cheese Just sat here, easy, at our ease I watch your hands rest on the cloth And something in my chest finds peace

Bridge

Nothing has to happen now You're already enough somehow No rush to peel, no rush to speak Just you, this quiet, this allow

Chorus

Avery, you steady every room Nothing with you feels like doom There's a calm that lives inside your name Avery, I'd follow you home soon

Outro

The orange still sits there, unpeeled You're the sweetest thing I never revealed

Verse 1

A small wooden box is glowing soft on the table near your bed It hums out a tune so quiet it barely needs to be said The night has gone still and the shadows have laid their worries down There's nothing to fear now, only calm settling all around

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the humming tune grow slow and low Every breath you take is telling you it's safe to let go Sleep is coming gentle, closer than you know

Chorus

Avery, Avery, hush now and rest Held here so softly, you are so blessed Every small shadow will melt from the room Avery, sleep now, safe in the tune

Verse 2

The little light flickers low like a firefly settling to stay It watches you drifting the same gentle way, night after day You are the reason the whole house grows quiet and slow Wrapped up in warmth with nowhere you need to go

Bridge

No need to wonder if morning will come You are so loved, more than a hundred sung songs Rest now, the world can wait outside the door

Chorus

Avery, Avery, hush now and rest Held here so softly, you are so blessed Every small shadow will melt from the room Avery, sleep now, safe in the tune

Outro

The little wooden box will hum till the dark turns to grey You are held, you are safe, you are loved every day

Verse 1

Watch how softly the curtains lean, then fall back again Nothing in this room would ever let you down Old wood holds you steady while the shadows turn You are the reason this small house feels so tame

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window the whole wide world keeps turning Here it cannot reach you, here it cannot call your name So let your breathing slow now, let it fold into mine

Chorus

Avery, the dark is only resting, not unkind Every corner of this quiet was made to keep you fine Sleep can hold more tenderness than daylight ever knew Close your eyes now, Avery, there is nowhere safer to be

Verse 2

Somebody set this frame here long before you came Now it carries nothing heavier than your small warm weight You breathe and the whole room seems to breathe in time Nothing in this house has ever loved you less than fully

Bridge

Let the fabric drift like it has all the time it needs Nobody is asking you to be anything but still

Chorus

Avery, the dark is only resting, not unkind Every corner of this quiet was made to keep you fine Sleep can hold more tenderness than daylight ever knew Close your eyes now, Avery, there is nowhere safer to be

Outro

Somewhere the curtains are still moving, soft as breath Sleep now, you are already held, already home

Verse 1

The window holds a little smear of red and gold tonight You watch it drift and blur before your eyes begin to close I'll keep you warm and folded in against the coming light Nothing in the dark outside can touch you where repose

Chorus

Avery, the night is soft and nothing here will harm you Every little sound outside is far away and small Avery, I'm holding you as gently as the calm too Rest inside the quiet, you're the safest of them all

Verse 2

The glass is cool and beaded where the falling rain has been You breathe so slow already, sinking deeper into rest I'll watch the lights go sliding past like colours in a dream Curled up here beside you, you're the one I love the best

Pre-chorus

Let the world outside go blurry, let it fade to hush and haze You don't need to hold on tightly, you can let the evening go Close your eyes and drift a little further into

Chorus

Avery, the night is soft and nothing here will harm you Every little sound outside is far away and small Avery, I'm holding you as gently as the calm too Rest inside the quiet, you're the safest of them all

Bridge

However far the night goes on, however dark it grows I will still be near you when the morning light arrives

Chorus

Avery, the night is soft and nothing here will harm you Every little sound outside is far away and small Avery, I'm holding you as gently as the calm too Rest inside the quiet, you're the safest of them all

Outro

The lights outside are fading now to nothing on the glass Sleep now, little one, and know I'm holding on so fast