Songs for Callie

Verse 1

Yellow twine out on the bench Waiting for your steady hand Every little thing you tend Somehow learns to understand

Pre-chorus

You've been growing quiet wonders Never once asking for the praise But tonight we're done with waiting

Chorus

Callie, light the candles now Every year you've pulled us through This whole room is here to shout Happy birthday, Callie, to you

Verse 2

Rusted trowels, a garden glove Nothing fancy, nothing grand Just the shape of all your love Sitting patient in your hand

Bridge

We don't say it near enough How you hold this whole place steady We are lucky, we are proud So we're saying it already

Chorus

Callie, light the candles now Every year you've pulled us through This whole room is here to shout Happy birthday, Callie, to you

Outro

Somewhere twine still waits to bloom We just wanted you to know

Verse 1

Something rings the moment you arrive Heads turn up before you say a word Crates and boxes just get in your way You're the best thing anyone has heard

Chorus

Callie, you're the noise we're waiting for Nobody walks in quite like you Every door swings wider when you're near Callie, the whole room cheers for you

Verse 2

You could light a shop up after dark Carrying nothing but your easy grin Onions in a crate could not care less But we all clock the second you come in

Pre-chorus

So light the candles, pass the cake around Let somebody shout your name out loud Here it comes, so lift your cup

Chorus

Callie, you're the noise we're waiting for Nobody walks in quite like you Every door swings wider when you're near Callie, the whole room cheers for you

Bridge

Another year of turning heads Another year of standing tall We're glad the bell rang out for you Glad you're here to shake us all

Chorus

Callie, you're the noise we're waiting for Nobody walks in quite like you Every door swings wider when you're near Callie, the whole room cheers for you

Outro

Let that bell keep ringing loud We're glad you walked on through

Verse 1

Glass fogs up by the doorway Coats are piled up in a heap Everybody's crowding in here Just to watch you take the leap

Pre-chorus

Hear the trumpets start to swell Somebody ring the bell We been waiting all week just for this

Chorus

Callie, get the candles burning Room's alive, the night is turning Every horn line plays your name Callie, you set us all aflame

Verse 2

Steam runs down the window glass Blurring out the coats below Nothing blurs the way we see you You're the brightest thing we know

Bridge

Stand up tall, don't be shy Let the whole room testify We came here just to say it loud

Chorus

Callie, get the candles burning Room's alive, the night is turning Every horn line plays your name Callie, you set us all aflame

Outro

Wipe the fog from off the glass Here's to you, and here's to us

Verse 1

Rain comes down in a dark blue sheet Boots by the door, still wet at my feet I watch the storm and I don't feel alone Because you're the warmth this porch light throws

Pre-chorus

You don't need the weather to clear You just stay close, you just stay near And that's enough to steady me here

Chorus

Callie, you're the calm inside the noise The quiet weight, the steady poise Callie, I would stand out in the rain Just to walk back to you again

Verse 2

Some folks need the sun to feel sure I just need your hand on that door You make the grey feel like it's fine You make slow days worth all my time

Chorus

Callie, you're the calm inside the noise The quiet weight, the steady poise Callie, I would stand out in the rain Just to walk back to you again

Bridge

No need for lightning, no need for loud I found you plain, and I'm still proud Some loves shout, but ours just stays Steady as the rain on quiet days

Chorus

Callie, you're the calm inside the noise The quiet weight, the steady poise Callie, I would stand out in the rain Just to walk back to you again

Outro

The light's still on above the door I'm always coming back for more

Verse 1

Frost cracks under my boots Walking the path to your side The gate creaks, rusted and slow But you make the cold feel alright

Pre-chorus

I never say it loud enough How much I need this small routine You steady me in the rough

Chorus

Callie, you're the ground I stand on Warm even in the frost and the cold Nothing about you feels gone Callie, you're the best thing I hold

Verse 2

The metal gate sticks like always You push it open with ease No need for grand words or hallways Just you, and the frost, and the trees

Bridge

I've walked this path a hundred times But it's you that makes it new Every crack in the ice just reminds How lucky I am to love you

Chorus

Callie, you're the ground I stand on Warm even in the frost and the cold Nothing about you feels gone Callie, you're the best thing I hold

Outro

The frost will melt by the gate But this, I know, is built to stay

Verse 1

The water's loud tonight, love I feel you pulling tight, love Steel rail cold beneath my hand I hold on with all my might, love

Chorus

Callie, you're the ring I reach for Every current, every squall I don't drift when you are near me Callie, you're my steady wall

Verse 2

You don't ask me to be brave Just to hold and not to save I've been thrown around by living You're the calm inside the wave

Pre-chorus

I've seen the churn, I know it's rough I've been the one who wasn't enough But something in you says come closer still

Chorus

Callie, you're the ring I reach for Every current, every squall I don't drift when you are near me Callie, you're my steady wall

Bridge

No alley too dark, no valley too deep I'd cross it slow just to reach your side You keep the tally, I'll keep the promise We don't need the tide to decide

Chorus

Callie, you're the ring I reach for Every current, every squall I don't drift when you are near me Callie, you're my steady wall

Outro

The water's calmer now, love Still I won't let go of the rail

Verse 1

The moon leans low along the low stone wall tonight Gathering soft on every leaf a small and silver bead And somewhere in that hush the whole wide world holds still Just to watch you breathing slow, which is all it needs

Pre-chorus

Every drop upon the garden waits without a sound Nothing hurries, nothing frets beneath this gentle dark Close your eyes now, let the quiet wrap around

Chorus

Callie, the night has folded soft around your bed Nothing can reach you here, nothing at all Sleep now, Callie, let the hours drift instead Safe as the dew that settles by the wall

Verse 2

I found the wall still warm from all the sun it kept And laid my hand upon the stone to feel it there You are that kind of warmth, the sort that never leaves Held in the dark and carried soft through midnight air

Bridge

Nothing asks of you tonight but rest No road to walk, no reaching, no far place to be

Chorus

Callie, the night has folded soft around your bed Nothing can reach you here, nothing at all Sleep now, Callie, let the hours drift instead Safe as the dew that settles by the wall

Outro

The moon will keep its watch along the low stone wall And I will keep mine quietly, right here, over you

Verse 1

Yellow light is spilling soft across the wooden floor tonight Little shadows settle down and everything feels right Somewhere past that paper shade the stars are waking slow You are wrapped in every warm and golden bit of light

Chorus

Callie, close your sleepy eyes and let the evening fall Nothing in this quiet house will ever let you fall I will hold the dark away as long as you need me Callie, you are loved beyond the corners of it all

Verse 2

Down along the hallway floor the light begins to fade Every worry of the day goes softly out of shade Breathe in slow and feel how safe this little room can be You were made for gentle rest, for peace that will not trade

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the house grow still around you where you lie Feel the warmth that never asks a single reason why Sleep is coming closer now, so let it, let it in

Chorus

Callie, close your sleepy eyes and let the evening fall Nothing in this quiet house will ever let you fall I will hold the dark away as long as you need me Callie, you are loved beyond the corners of it all

Bridge

Even when the lamp burns low and shadows start to grow You are held by something soft that only you can know

Chorus

Callie, close your sleepy eyes and let the evening fall Nothing in this quiet house will ever let you fall I will hold the dark away as long as you need me Callie, you are loved beyond the corners of it all

Outro

Somewhere on the floor that light is gently going gold Sleep now, little one, you're safe in every warmth I hold

Verse 1

The old brass latch is resting, nobody stirs it tonight Petals of paper are curling soft on the wall You breathe so easy under the low lamplight Nothing will reach you, nothing will fall

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the shadows are only shadows here The house is holding its breath just to keep you warm Close your eyes, let the quiet draw near

Chorus

Callie, the night has folded down soft and slow Deep in the hush where the warm dark hides you well Callie, there's nowhere safer for you to go Sleep like a stone at the bottom of a well

Verse 2

Somewhere a door has forgotten its hinges creak Somewhere the wallpaper dreams of the garden it knew You are the reason this whole house stays so meek Every small sound in the dark bends round you

Chorus

Callie, the night has folded down soft and slow Deep in the hush where the warm dark hides you well Callie, there's nowhere safer for you to go Sleep like a stone at the bottom of a well

Bridge

I'll keep the latch from turning, keep the cold outside the frame Nothing will come to find you, nothing will learn your name

Chorus

Callie, the night has folded down soft and slow Deep in the hush where the warm dark hides you well Callie, there's nowhere safer for you to go Sleep like a stone at the bottom of a well

Outro

The petals stay curled and quiet, the latch stays still till dawn Sleep on, you are held here softly, long after this song is gone