Songs for Bennett

Verse 1

Boxes stacked against the table Flour dust still on the wood We could not wait one more minute We set the forks where you'd be good

Pre-chorus

Somebody counted twelve of them out Somebody lit the candles twice Now the whole room's leaning forward

Chorus

Bennett, come and see what we made you Bennett, every fork's for a friend We been waiting on you all evening So you could walk in and it wouldn't end

Verse 2

You always come in laughing Like you already know the plan Nobody told you about the kitchen But somehow you always understand

Chorus

Bennett, come and see what we made you Bennett, every fork's for a friend We been waiting on you all evening So you could walk in and it wouldn't end

Bridge

Cut it however you want to Nobody's counting the slice We just wanted you standing here with us One more year, and it feels this nice

Chorus

Bennett, come and see what we made you Bennett, every fork's for a friend We been waiting on you all evening So you could walk in and it wouldn't end

Outro

The boxes are empty, the table's clear We're just glad that you're standing here

Verse 1

Grease on your hands, still you smile Fixing things up, taking your while Nobody asked but you came through That's just the way we count on you

Pre-chorus

Every year you show up strong Never once you take too long So light the candles, sing it loud

Chorus

Bennett, Bennett, raise a cup Whatever breaks, you fix it up Bennett, tonight we celebrate The one worth waiting on, worth the wait

Verse 2

Spare tire waiting on the floor You always find a bit more Patience for the ones who need it Quiet strength, you don't repeat it

Chorus

Bennett, Bennett, raise a cup Whatever breaks, you fix it up Bennett, tonight we celebrate The one worth waiting on, worth the wait

Bridge

Another year, still holding steady Hands that work when we're not ready We see you there behind it all

Chorus

Bennett, Bennett, raise a cup Whatever breaks, you fix it up Bennett, tonight we celebrate The one worth waiting on, worth the wait

Outro

Lights go low, the engine's humming Happy birthday, glad you're coming

Verse 1

You keep the window cracked for air Lights go streaking, gold and red Every mile I ride with you feels rare Salt dries white on the frame ahead

Chorus

Bennett, light the whole road up Nobody drives it quite like you Pass the years around like one more cup Bennett, here's to all you do

Verse 2

You hum along to something old Hands loose on the wheel tonight I never say how much you're worth in gold But it's written plain in every light

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, count the miles Every year has brought us here So let the whole room learn your smile

Chorus

Bennett, light the whole road up Nobody drives it quite like you Pass the years around like one more cup Bennett, here's to all you do

Bridge

Whatever roads still wait ahead I'm glad that you're the one I'm with Say the word and we'll drive on instead

Chorus

Bennett, light the whole road up Nobody drives it quite like you Pass the years around like one more cup Bennett, here's to all you do

Outro

Salt still clings to the metal frame We'll wear this year the same

Verse 1

Leaves stuck fast beneath my shoe Would not shake loose the whole walk home I thought about how I hold you Same way, never letting go

Pre-chorus

I have carried worse than leaves Carried doubt and carried fear But you I carry easy

Chorus

Bennett, you're the one I keep Through the wet and through the wear Every step I take is steadier Bennett, knowing you are there

Verse 2

You don't ask me to be perfect Just to stay and just to try I have tracked mud through good houses You never minded, don't know why

Bridge

Some love comes in loud and burning Ours came quiet, came to stay Like the leaf that keeps returning No matter how far I walk away

Chorus

Bennett, you're the one I keep Through the wet and through the wear Every step I take is steadier Bennett, knowing you are there

Outro

Still a leaf stuck to my shoe Still can't shake the thought of you

Verse 1

Wind moved the sheet on the line pins rattled loose but they held fine I watched your hands do the small work the kind that nobody sees or shirks

Chorus

Bennett, you hold what matters most not with a shout, not with a boast Bennett, I see it in the way you stay steady when the wind tries to blow it away

Verse 2

Basket empty, wire gone bare you still came back to check it there that's how you love, plain and slow the kind of care most never know

Pre-chorus

I used to think love had to roar had to knock down every door but you showed me quiet keeps the score

Chorus

Bennett, you hold what matters most not with a shout, not with a boast Bennett, I see it in the way you stay steady when the wind tries to blow it away

Bridge

No one claps for showing up for filling the same worn cup but I noticed, I always will you're the calm when the house goes still

Chorus

Bennett, you hold what matters most not with a shout, not with a boast Bennett, I see it in the way you stay steady when the wind tries to blow it away

Outro

The pins still knock against the wire you're the steady I most admire

Verse 1

The gate creaks but it holds Wind keeps trying, keeps its plan I watched the grass lie flat and thought of how you steady me

Chorus

Bennett, you're the calm I lean toward Every storm we've weathered, we weathered whole I don't need the noise to stop Just Bennett, close, and steady, always sure

Verse 2

You don't raise your voice much Even when the whole sky turns I've seen you hold a door against a wind that wanted in

Pre-chorus

I've counted all the reasons twice Nothing adds up plainer than this So let the weather do its worst

Chorus

Bennett, you're the calm I lean toward Every storm we've weathered, we weathered whole I don't need the noise to stop Just Bennett, close, and steady, always sure

Bridge

Some love shouts to prove it's there Ours just bends and doesn't break That rusted hinge still holds the gate I'd bet on you the same today

Chorus

Bennett, you're the calm I lean toward Every storm we've weathered, we weathered whole I don't need the noise to stop Just Bennett, close, and steady, always sure

Outro

The grass will bend and rise again So will I, however hard it blows