Love Songs for Barry

• Rain on the Step

  Folk duet · Folk · Harmony · Two voices

  A quiet folk duet about steady, unshowy love, built from the small picture of rain on a back step. Good for a long love or a new one that already feels sure.

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  Verse 1

  Rain is coming down the step tonight Filling up the bucket by the door You are sitting close beside the light Same as you have sat there years before

  Pre-chorus

  I have counted all the ways to leave There was never one that I could take You are the one thing I believe

  Chorus

  Barry, you're the calm inside the storm Nothing that I'd trade you for or bury Every kind of weather you keep warm There's no version of my life without you, Barry

  Verse 2

  You never needed grand or loud or new Just the porch light and a little rain I have learned my quiet love from you How to hold on without holding pain

  Pre-chorus

  I have counted all the ways to leave There was never one that I could take You are the one thing I believe

  Chorus

  Barry, you're the calm inside the storm Nothing that I'd trade you for or bury Every kind of weather you keep warm There's no version of my life without you, Barry

  Bridge

  Some loves shout and some loves just stay near Yours was always steady, never scared I could hand you every single year

  Chorus

  Barry, you're the calm inside the storm Nothing that I'd trade you for or bury Every kind of weather you keep warm There's no version of my life without you, Barry

  Outro

  The bucket's full, the rain has finally stopped Still I'd sit right here with you all night

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• Dust and Sunlight

  Motown ballad · Motown · Strings · Classic

  A quiet, plainspoken love song for Barry, built on the small still moment of light through a window, for anyone whose love shows up in ordinary afternoons.

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  Verse 1

  Light falls soft across the floor Old records leaning by the door Nothing here is asking to be seen And still I want you more

  Chorus

  Barry, you're the calm I chose Nobody sees you like I know You don't have to try to be my song Barry, that's just how it goes

  Verse 2

  Dust turns slow inside the beam Catching gold like some quiet dream You hum along to something old and low And I forget what I esteem

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  You never ask me to explain Why I stay through joy or plain I just do, and I would do it again

  Chorus

  Barry, you're the calm I chose Nobody sees you like I know You don't have to try to be my song Barry, that's just how it goes

  Bridge

  No need for the room to shine Just your hand resting in mine This is enough, it always was Simple as an afternoon sublime

  Chorus

  Barry, you're the calm I chose Nobody sees you like I know You don't have to try to be my song Barry, that's just how it goes

  Outro

  The dust still turns where the light lands And I still reach for your hand

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• Grass on the Hill

  Indie folk · Airy · Fingerpicked

  A steady, plainspoken love song for Barry, built on the image of dry grass bending in the wind without breaking. Good for a love that has weathered plenty and is still standing, new or old.

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  Verse 1

  Dry grass bends on the steep hillside Grey clouds roll but the field won't hide You lean into whatever comes Still standing when the weather's done

  Chorus

  Barry, you hold when the wind gets loud Steady under a heavy cloud I'd pick your calm over starry skies Barry, you're the truth behind my eyes

  Verse 2

  I've watched you bend but never break Seen what it costs, the strain you take You don't ask for an easy view Just somewhere solid to carry you through

  Pre-chorus

  I'm not asking for starry or grand Just your hand steady in my hand Waiting on the words I know are coming

  Chorus

  Barry, you hold when the wind gets loud Steady under a heavy cloud I'd pick your calm over starry skies Barry, you're the truth behind my eyes

  Bridge

  Let the grey clouds do what they do Nothing shakes what I know is true I'm not sorry I gave this to you

  Chorus

  Barry, you hold when the wind gets loud Steady under a heavy cloud I'd pick your calm over starry skies Barry, you're the truth behind my eyes

  Outro

  The grass is still bending, still green Best thing this hillside has ever seen

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