Songs for Beverly

Verse 1

Old brass cans out in the weeds Still get filled for what you need You keep tending, rain or shine Growing good in everyone's line

Pre-chorus

You never asked for a single thing But look how far your quiet care can bring So light the candles, let the fiddle ring

Chorus

Beverly, Beverly, raise up a cheer We're so glad you landed here Something in you shines like heavenly light Beverly, we're dancing for you tonight

Verse 2

Tools rust soft by the old shed wall But your kindness don't fade at all Every season, you show back up Pouring joy like it's never enough

Bridge

Stomp your boots, clap your hands This whole room understands You're the one who makes it grow

Chorus

Beverly, Beverly, raise up a cheer We're so glad you landed here Something in you shines like heavenly light Beverly, we're dancing for you tonight

Outro

Those old cans still hold the rain You keep blooming, year again

Verse 1

Chairs still wet from the morning rain Nobody cares, we're dancing again Paper plates spinning under string lights You make the whole backyard feel right

Pre-chorus

Turn the music up loud now Somebody grab the candles somehow This is the night we've been building to

Chorus

Beverly, Beverly, heavenly night Everybody's dancing when you catch the light You could light this town up on your own Beverly, this whole song is your birthright

Verse 2

Striped cloth flapping in the breeze Nobody's leaving, do what you please We came here just to shout your name Nothing about tonight feels the same

Chorus

Beverly, Beverly, heavenly night Everybody's dancing when you catch the light You could light this town up on your own Beverly, this whole song is your birthright

Bridge

Every year you get better somehow Stand up straight and take your bow Nobody else could hold this room like you do This whole party's leaning your way right now

Chorus

Beverly, Beverly, heavenly night Everybody's dancing when you catch the light You could light this town up on your own Beverly, this whole song is your birthright

Outro

Chairs still wet but nobody's leaving We'll stay right here believing in you

Verse 1

Rain against the window glass Streetlights sliding, gone too soon Every mile feels like a gift Riding with you under this moon

Pre-chorus

Wipers clicking, counting time Steady as a heartbeat true Something in tonight says shine

Chorus

Beverly, the candles wait Light them up, let laughter start Beverly, you make this night Feel like heaven had a part

Verse 2

Fog is soft against the glass Voices humming, low and free Nobody else could fill a room Quite the way you fill it for me

Chorus

Beverly, the candles wait Light them up, let laughter start Beverly, you make this night Feel like heaven had a part

Bridge

Another year, another mile Still the best road I have found You turn ordinary minutes Into something dear and sound

Chorus

Beverly, the candles wait Light them up, let laughter start Beverly, you make this night Feel like heaven had a part

Outro

Wipers slow, the night grows still We are glad you came along

Verse 1

A basket sliding down the rail You laugh at something small and pale Tinned tomatoes, nothing grand Just you, humming, close at hand

Pre-chorus

Nobody else is standing here But somehow this feels like a year Of quiet things I want to keep

Chorus

Beverly, you make the ordinary shine This aisle, this light, it all feels mine Nothing heavenly, just you and me Beverly, that's all I need to see

Verse 2

You read the label, frown, then grin Toss it back and start again I watch you like it's something rare This is love, plain and bare

Pre-chorus

Nobody else is standing here But somehow this feels like a year Of quiet things I want to keep

Chorus

Beverly, you make the ordinary shine This aisle, this light, it all feels mine Nothing heavenly, just you and me Beverly, that's all I need to see

Bridge

No music playing, just the hum Of fridges, footsteps, still we come Back to this, back to you Nothing else that I'd rather do

Chorus

Beverly, you make the ordinary shine This aisle, this light, it all feels mine Nothing heavenly, just you and me Beverly, that's all I need to see

Outro

Push the basket home again You're still the best part of my day

Verse 1

Two rooms apart tonight again Same small glow on either side I catch myself just watching it Wondering if you're still awake

Pre-chorus

Distance never changes much The weight of what I feel for you Some nights I just need to say

Chorus

Beverly, you steady me Like a light I trust to stay Every hour finds you near me Beverly, come what may

Verse 2

You send a word before you sleep Nothing much, just goodnight, love I keep it lit up on my screen Longer than I should, I think

Chorus

Beverly, you steady me Like a light I trust to stay Every hour finds you near me Beverly, come what may

Bridge

We don't need the same four walls Just the knowing that you're there A glow that never has to shout To prove that it still cares

Chorus

Beverly, you steady me Like a light I trust to stay Every hour finds you near me Beverly, come what may

Outro

Two small lights in the dark tonight Both of them still on for you

Verse 1

I found a box I meant to toss and almost gave the whole thing away but you had written on the side and I could not throw your hand away

Pre-chorus

I keep the things that hold a name the crates all lined up straight and true but nothing on this shelf explains

Chorus

Beverly, you're the one thing I'd save if the house went up in flame every box I've ever packed still comes back around to your name

Verse 2

You labelled every crate by hand so nothing here was ever lost and somehow that is how you love careful, patient, counting the cost

Chorus

Beverly, you're the one thing I'd save if the house went up in flame every box I've ever packed still comes back around to your name

Bridge

Stack it high, I don't mind the mess long as you're the one nearby some folks need an empty room I just need you close by

Chorus

Beverly, you're the one thing I'd save if the house went up in flame every box I've ever packed still comes back around to your name

Outro

I'll leave the boxes where they lean you're the only label that I need

Verse 1

The fire is breathing slower now behind the iron bars Its glow is turning softer like the fading of the stars And you are safe and heavy in the cradle of my arm So let the last light dwindle, you were never meant for harm

Chorus

Beverly, the whole house has gone quiet just for you Every corner softened now, every worry through Beverly, my heavenly, my calm and steady girl Rest inside the hush tonight, let go and let it curl

Verse 2

The ash falls in without a sound, it settles where it lies No need to keep your eyes on it, you don't need open eyes Whatever burned today is done, it's turning soft and grey There's nothing left to hold onto except the end of day

Pre-chorus

Feel how the warmth still lingers though the flames have gone to rest Feel how the dark is gentle now, it only means you're blessed So let your breathing follow mine and drift where dreaming's best

Chorus

Beverly, the whole house has gone quiet just for you Every corner softened now, every worry through Beverly, my heavenly, my calm and steady girl Rest inside the hush tonight, let go and let it curl

Bridge

Nothing needs to hold its shape when morning's still so far You can crumble soft as embers, you can loosen who you are

Chorus

Beverly, the whole house has gone quiet just for you Every corner softened now, every worry through Beverly, my heavenly, my calm and steady girl Rest inside the hush tonight, let go and let it curl

Outro

The bars hold nothing now but warmth and quiet and the grey So close your eyes, my Beverly, and drift the dark away

Verse 1

A strip of yellow light lies soft across the floor tonight It slips beneath the door to say that someone's near Close your eyes now, let the dark feel gentle, feel alright There's nothing in the quiet house for you to fear

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slow, the walls are warm and leaning in to listen Every shadow folds itself to lay its head down too So let the hush come closer, let your small hands finally loosen

Chorus

Beverly, the night is only quiet, never far Every corner of this house is fond of who you are Close your eyes, my Beverly, and drift as soft as breath Wrapped in something warmer than the dark could ever guess

Verse 2

The floorboards hold their stillness like they're guarding something small Somewhere past the doorway there's a hand that won't let go You don't have to watch the light or listen for a call Just rest, and let the warmth around you start to grow

Bridge

Nothing in this house will move to wake you from your rest Every hush tonight was made to prove that you are blessed

Chorus

Beverly, the night is only quiet, never far Every corner of this house is fond of who you are Close your eyes, my Beverly, and drift as soft as breath Wrapped in something warmer than the dark could ever guess

Outro

The light along the floor will keep its quiet watch till morning Sleep now, Beverly, you're held, and you were never on your own

Verse 1

Somewhere a light is turning slowly over the dark water and every time it passes it remembers where you are it slides across the ceiling like a hand upon your shoulder then dims to let you dream beneath your small and steady star

Pre-chorus

Nothing in the night is coming closer than this glow it only means to find you, then to leave you to your rest so let your breathing follow how the beam moves soft and slow

Chorus

Beverly, the whole wide dark is holding you so gently you are the warmest corner in this quiet turning world sleep now, little Beverly, you are so nearly heavenly safe beneath the light that sweeps so softly where you're curled

Verse 2

The plaster walls go pale and bright then settle back to shadow just like the tide of breath that rises quiet in your chest nothing here will hurry you, no reason left to follow only stillness gathering to carry you to rest

Pre-chorus

Nothing in the night is coming closer than this glow it only means to find you, then to leave you to your rest so let your breathing follow how the beam moves soft and slow

Chorus

Beverly, the whole wide dark is holding you so gently you are the warmest corner in this quiet turning world sleep now, little Beverly, you are so nearly heavenly safe beneath the light that sweeps so softly where you're curled

Bridge

Every hour that turns tonight is turning to protect you far beyond the window, past the trees and past the tide nothing in this wide dark world was ever built to hurt you

Chorus

Beverly, the whole wide dark is holding you so gently you are the warmest corner in this quiet turning world sleep now, little Beverly, you are so nearly heavenly safe beneath the light that sweeps so softly where you're curled

Outro

The light will keep on turning long after you have slept and you were loved through every sweep it ever kept