Songs for Carolyn

Verse 1

Wet tiles ringing with our laughter Echoes bouncing right up to the rafter Yellow towels stacked up high We came here just to make you happy

Chorus

Carolyn, the room lights up for you Something in the way you shine on through Every year you make it easy Carolyn, we're so glad you're you

Verse 2

Chlorine air and steel chairs gleaming Somehow with you here it all feels beaming You walk in and hearts feel fuller Nobody loves a room like you do

Pre-chorus

Candles waiting, watch them flicker Feels like something good is coming quicker We're all here just to say it loud

Chorus

Carolyn, the room lights up for you Something in the way you shine on through Every year you make it easy Carolyn, we're so glad you're you

Bridge

However far this year has fallen However far this year has swollen You're still the warmth that we keep calling Steady as the sun through pollen

Chorus

Carolyn, the room lights up for you Something in the way you shine on through Every year you make it easy Carolyn, we're so glad you're you

Outro

Grab your towel, the party's calling Carolyn, we're glad you're ours

Verse 1

Flour on the cold tile floor plates stacked up beside the sink somebody grab the candles now we're closer than you think

Pre-chorus

Hands are dusted white with joy every step we take is fun count it down before we shout

Chorus

Carolyn, look what we made you cake's a mess but the love is grown nobody lights a room like Carolyn nothing about tonight feels alone

Verse 2

Someone's laughing by the oven someone's licking off the spoon we don't need it to be perfect we just need you in the room

Bridge

However old the candles say you make the whole house feel brand new every year just proves it further there's no party without you

Chorus

Carolyn, look what we made you cake's a mess but the love is grown nobody lights a room like Carolyn nothing about tonight feels alone

Outro

Flour still soft on the floor we'll sweep it up, but not tonight

Verse 1

Green apples stacked up high Under awnings striped like sky You walk past and hearts feel light Somehow you make grey days bright

Pre-chorus

Every crate, every row Nothing shines quite like your glow So we're raising this whole town

Chorus

Carolyn, the best thing at the stall You outshine the fruit and all Sweeter than the ripest one Carolyn, you're second to none

Verse 2

Canvas snapping in the breeze Nothing here could rival these But we'd trade the whole display Just to hear you laugh today

Pre-chorus

Every crate, every row Nothing shines quite like your glow So we're raising this whole town

Chorus

Carolyn, the best thing at the stall You outshine the fruit and all Sweeter than the ripest one Carolyn, you're second to none

Bridge

Some things ripen slow with time You just keep on getting fine No crate could ever hold your worth

Chorus

Carolyn, the best thing at the stall You outshine the fruit and all Sweeter than the ripest one Carolyn, you're second to none

Outro

Take these apples, take this cheer Happy birthday, Carolyn dear

Verse 1

Green chairs lined against the wall Fluorescent light won't let us sleep I watch the clock, I watch you stall You hold my hand, you start to weep

Pre-chorus

I don't need the news to be good I just need you here on this floor Stay like I know you would

Chorus

Carolyn, you're the one steady thing Every hallway feels less long with you Carolyn, hear the quiet ring You're the truest thing I ever knew

Verse 2

The linoleum shines under the light Reflecting every step we've made You squeeze my hand, you hold on tight Not once have you been afraid

Pre-chorus

I don't need the news to be good I just need you here on this floor Stay like I know you would

Chorus

Carolyn, you're the one steady thing Every hallway feels less long with you Carolyn, hear the quiet ring You're the truest thing I ever knew

Bridge

Doors open, doors close, we wait Whatever comes, I'm glad it's you Some kind of love outlasts the wait

Chorus

Carolyn, you're the one steady thing Every hallway feels less long with you Carolyn, hear the quiet ring You're the truest thing I ever knew

Outro

Someday we'll leave those green chairs behind But you'll still be the steady kind

Verse 1

Leaves are stuck to the grass out there I watched them from the window again You said the sky looks fallen today I said it looks like where we've been

Pre-chorus

You never asked for bright or loud Just somebody who'd stay in the room I'm still here, and I'm not going

Chorus

Carolyn, the grey doesn't scare me Not with your hand still holding mine I've loved you plain, I've loved you steady Carolyn, that was always the sign

Verse 2

You made tea while the garden went quiet Didn't need the sun to feel warm You laughed at something small I said And it settled every storm

Chorus

Carolyn, the grey doesn't scare me Not with your hand still holding mine I've loved you plain, I've loved you steady Carolyn, that was always the sign

Bridge

Some loves need the summer to work Ours never needed the shine I'll take the damp and the low clouds If you're the one keeping time

Chorus

Carolyn, the grey doesn't scare me Not with your hand still holding mine I've loved you plain, I've loved you steady Carolyn, that was always the sign

Outro

The leaves will lift when the light comes But I loved you long before it did

Verse 1

Socks are heavy on the wire Morning air is turning colder Nothing dries out here today You still make me feel entire

Pre-chorus

I keep watching what won't hurry Some things just take their own time So I'm learning not to worry

Chorus

Carolyn, you're steady rain You don't wash off, you don't wane Simple as a line strung tight I'd stand out here in your name

Verse 2

Grey sky doesn't ask for much Neither do you, and I notice Small things say the most, I think Quiet love has its own touch

Chorus

Carolyn, you're steady rain You don't wash off, you don't wane Simple as a line strung tight I'd stand out here in your name

Bridge

Let the whole world stay unfinished Let the wool stay wet and slow I don't need it done or perfect I just need you here, I know

Chorus

Carolyn, you're steady rain You don't wash off, you don't wane Simple as a line strung tight I'd stand out here in your name

Outro

Wire's still bowed beneath the water Some things hold. I'm glad you're one

Verse 1

A thin gold line slips under your door tonight Falling soft across the floor where you lie It waits there just to keep you close in its light Even while the rest of the house breathes a quiet sigh

Pre-chorus

Nothing in the dark can find its way to you The hallway hums low and the walls stand so still Hush now, let the hours turn slowly for you

Chorus

Carolyn, the light is watching over you Carolyn, it never wanders far Somewhere past the door I'm holding on to you Steady as the softest little star

Verse 2

The house grows heavy with its long, slow breath Every creak and hush is folding into one Nothing here will touch you, nothing here but rest Sleep is just the quiet cousin of the sun

Chorus

Carolyn, the light is watching over you Carolyn, it never wanders far Somewhere past the door I'm holding on to you Steady as the softest little star

Bridge

Let the gold line be the last thing that you see Let it carry you where all your dreaming goes I am near, however far that seems to be

Chorus

Carolyn, the light is watching over you Carolyn, it never wanders far Somewhere past the door I'm holding on to you Steady as the softest little star

Outro

The line of light will still be there when morning comes Holding you the whole night through, Carolyn

Verse 1

A short wax candle leans on the wooden sill tonight and the shadow it throws is soft, not something to fear the curtains breathe slow with the coming of the dark and you are held here, warm, inside the light

Pre-chorus

Nothing out there can find you now, love the whole wide night has gone this still for you so let your small hands finally rest

Chorus

Carolyn, the flame is low and the room is kind close your eyes, there is nowhere else you need to be sleep is only another way of being loved Carolyn, I'll stay till the morning finds you fine

Verse 2

The shadows stretch out long against the pale curtain taller than they are, softer than they seem but you were never meant to carry their weight just to watch them dance until your eyes grow certain

Pre-chorus

Nothing out there can find you now, love the whole wide night has gone this still for you so let your small hands finally rest

Chorus

Carolyn, the flame is low and the room is kind close your eyes, there is nowhere else you need to be sleep is only another way of being loved Carolyn, I'll stay till the morning finds you fine

Bridge

Even candles know when it's time to rest their light you don't have to keep watch, not tonight

Chorus

Carolyn, the flame is low and the room is kind close your eyes, there is nowhere else you need to be sleep is only another way of being loved Carolyn, I'll stay till the morning finds you fine

Outro

The last of the wax will burn down soft and slow and you will still be held, long after the light lets go

Verse 1

The little radio hums low beside your bed tonight Its gentle static sounding almost like the sea Nothing in this room can ever come to trouble you You are the safest thing that's ever been to me

Chorus

Carolyn, the dark is only softness pulled in close Nobody will let the morning come too soon Every quiet crackle sings a promise meant for you Carolyn, you're held here safer than the moon

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window all the world has gone to hush Even restless hours are learning how to slow You don't have to listen, you can let your eyelids fall There is nowhere warmer that a child could go

Pre-chorus

Let the small light on the nightstand keep its steady glow Let your breathing find the rhythm of the sound Nothing has to hurry, nothing has to leave you now

Chorus

Carolyn, the dark is only softness pulled in close Nobody will let the morning come too soon Every quiet crackle sings a promise meant for you Carolyn, you're held here safer than the moon

Bridge

Hush now, nothing asks you to be anything but still You are loved in ways too deep to ever fade

Chorus

Carolyn, the dark is only softness pulled in close Nobody will let the morning come too soon Every quiet crackle sings a promise meant for you Carolyn, you're held here safer than the moon

Outro

The radio keeps humming soft and low beside your bed Sleep now, you are cradled till the light