Songs for Cheryl

Verse 1

Bus seat, three cups left behind Half a sandwich, one more find Somebody left in such a rush You turned that mess to something lush

Pre-chorus

You make the ordinary shine Every scrap of leftover time Turns golden when it's yours and mine

Chorus

Cheryl, Cheryl, up on your feet Nobody moves us quite like Cheryl Give us that strut, give us that beat You're the reason this room's not feral

Verse 2

You leave your mark on every place A crumpled napkin, a warm trace Whatever's left when you have gone Still hums a little like a song

Pre-chorus

You make the ordinary shine Every scrap of leftover time Turns golden when it's yours and mine

Chorus

Cheryl, Cheryl, up on your feet Nobody moves us quite like Cheryl Give us that strut, give us that beat You're the reason this room's not feral

Bridge

Blow out the candles, don't be shy We've got the whole year standing by However far this life may spin We're glad you're in it, glad you're in

Chorus

Cheryl, Cheryl, up on your feet Nobody moves us quite like Cheryl Give us that strut, give us that beat You're the reason this room's not feral

Outro

Three cups gone, the seat still warm You made a Tuesday feel like home

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up on the step Something good arriving here Nobody knows quite what to do Except that you're the best kept sec

Pre-chorus

We hear the doorbell right on time Everybody's holding breath Waiting for the door to open wide

Chorus

Cheryl, light the candles now Nothing here would work somehow Without your face to greet us all Cheryl, take your bow

Verse 2

Folded papers by the mat Waiting there since dawn broke through Nothing in this world stays still Except how much we treasure you

Pre-chorus

We hear the doorbell right on time Everybody's holding breath Waiting for the door to open wide

Chorus

Cheryl, light the candles now Nothing here would work somehow Without your face to greet us all Cheryl, take your bow

Bridge

Every year another box Full of everything you gave We keep unwrapping who you are And still there's more to save

Chorus

Cheryl, light the candles now Nothing here would work somehow Without your face to greet us all Cheryl, take your bow

Outro

The boxes stay out on the step Because you're worth the celebration

Verse 1

Someone dragged the chairs out late Scraping circles on the floor Every seat we set was straight Facing you and nothing more

Pre-chorus

Dust is catching all the light Every face turned round tonight Waiting on the count of three

Chorus

Cheryl, stand up, take your bow Every chair here bends your way We're not going anywhere, somehow We came running for this day

Verse 2

Metal legs against the tile Nobody minds the crooked rows Long as we can see you smile That's the only thing that shows

Bridge

Doesn't matter what we're sitting on Doesn't matter what the hall's about Long as this candle keeps burning strong We'll shout until the whole roof's out

Chorus

Cheryl, stand up, take your bow Every chair here bends your way We're not going anywhere, somehow We came running for this day

Outro

Fold the chairs and lock the door We'll unfold this every year for you

Verse 1

Red leaves stuck to the bench outside Nobody moved them, nobody tried We just sat there and let time pass You held my hand on the wet cold glass

Pre-chorus

I never needed the sun to shine Just needed you sitting close to mine Something in me starts leaning your way

Chorus

Cheryl, you're the calm in every storm The reason this old bench still feels warm Cheryl, I would choose this every time No matter the weather, you're still mine

Verse 2

Some folks chase what they think is new I already found it, it's you The garden's bare but I don't mind We've got a kind of love that's hard to find

Chorus

Cheryl, you're the calm in every storm The reason this old bench still feels warm Cheryl, I would choose this every time No matter the weather, you're still mine

Bridge

Seasons turn and leaves will fall But you're the one I'd choose through it all Nothing fancy, nothing loud Just you, and I stand proud

Chorus

Cheryl, you're the calm in every storm The reason this old bench still feels warm Cheryl, I would choose this every time No matter the weather, you're still mine

Outro

The leaves will dry, the bench will stay And I'll still love you the same old way

Verse 1

Rain was tapping on the shelter tickets stuck against the pane you were counting down the minutes like waiting was no strain

Pre-chorus

I keep the small things close the ones that no one sees and none of them feel small

Chorus

Cheryl, you're the quiet kind of true not a fire, more a flame steady as that glass and paper Cheryl, saying just your name

Verse 2

We never planned that evening the bus was simply late but you stood there like you meant it like waiting was no weight

Bridge

Some loves come with trumpets some just come with rain I'll take the one that stayed

Chorus

Cheryl, you're the quiet kind of true not a fire, more a flame steady as that glass and paper Cheryl, saying just your name

Outro

The pane has long since clouded but you're still here, the same

Verse 1

A plastic cup on the floorboards Left there beside the charging cable Small proof that you were near me Nothing about it is unstable

Chorus

Cheryl, you stay when the room goes quiet You make the ordinary feel like home Nothing about you needs to try it Cheryl, I never feel alone

Verse 2

I count the things you leave behind you Small marks that say you have been here You never had to come and find me You just stayed, and made it clear

Pre-chorus

I used to think love had to be loud I used to think it needed reasons Then you stayed through every season

Chorus

Cheryl, you stay when the room goes quiet You make the ordinary feel like home Nothing about you needs to try it Cheryl, I never feel alone

Bridge

No grand words, no need to raise them Just this life, and how you fill it Some loves shout, but you just stay it Quiet, certain, built to hold it

Chorus

Cheryl, you stay when the room goes quiet You make the ordinary feel like home Nothing about you needs to try it Cheryl, I never feel alone

Outro

That cup still sits where you left it I would not move it if I could

Verse 1

Watch how the last of the fire folds soft into grey Nothing that burns has to burn through the whole of the night Close your small hands and let go of the noise of the day You are the warmth that stays curled in the low fading light

Pre-chorus

Down go the sparks, one by one, without any sound Quiet is只 a blanket that settles all around Hush now, my love, sleep is coming to lay you down

Chorus

Cheryl, the hearth holds its heat long after the flame Sleep is the ember that glows though the fire grows still Nothing can touch you while morning is learning your name Cheryl, I'll keep you as safe as the grate on the sill

Verse 2

Iron stands quiet and black round the ash going soft Nothing will shift you from here, from this warm little bed Somewhere outside it grows cold, but you're kept from the loss Rest, and the whole of the dark will float over your head

Pre-chorus

Down go the sparks, one by one, without any sound Quiet is just a blanket that settles all around Hush now, my love, sleep is coming to lay you down

Chorus

Cheryl, the hearth holds its heat long after the flame Sleep is the ember that glows though the fire grows still Nothing can touch you while morning is learning your name Cheryl, I'll keep you as safe as the grate on the sill

Bridge

Even the softest grey ash was a fire once bright You will be carried like that through the whole of the night

Chorus

Cheryl, the hearth holds its heat long after the flame Sleep is the ember that glows though the fire grows still Nothing can touch you while morning is learning your name Cheryl, I'll keep you as safe as the grate on the sill

Outro

Somewhere the ash settles down into stillness and rest Sleep now, my Cheryl, held warm in the dark like the best

Verse 1

The lawn chair sits so still beneath the lilac tree tonight Its damp seat holding on to all the fading evening light But you are warm and dry and tucked in safe beside me here So let the dark come soft and slow, there's nothing left to fear

Chorus

Cheryl, close your eyes now, let the quiet in Cheryl, you're the softest hush the night has ever seen Sleep is only love that's learned to hum a gentle tune And you are held so dearly underneath this rising moon

Verse 2

The branches lean together like they're whispering goodnight The rain has stopped but left the garden shining, silver bright And just like every drop that rests upon a sleeping leaf You carry all my quiet love, my calm, my sweet relief

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window the whole wide world has slowed right down Every little worry has been gently laid to ground So let your breathing follow mine and drift where dreams are found

Chorus

Cheryl, close your eyes now, let the quiet in Cheryl, you're the softest hush the night has ever seen Sleep is only love that's learned to hum a gentle tune And you are held so dearly underneath this rising moon

Bridge

Nothing in this house will stir before the morning comes Only steady hearts and rain still humming soft as drums You are the warmest thing this quiet night has ever known

Chorus

Cheryl, close your eyes now, let the quiet in Cheryl, you're the softest hush the night has ever seen Sleep is only love that's learned to hum a gentle tune And you are held so dearly underneath this rising moon

Outro

The lawn chair waits out there for morning, damp and calm and still And you will wake up loved, exactly as you always will

Verse 1

The pale light is drifting slow across the wall tonight Sliding over corners it has always known so well You are curled up warm beneath the quilt and out of sight Safe inside this room where only gentle shadows dwell

Pre-chorus

Everything is settling now, the whole wide house grows still Nothing here can reach you, nothing wants to break this calm Close your eyes and let the hush come rolling in until

Chorus

Cheryl, Cheryl, rest your head and drift away Nothing waits outside that you should ever fear Cheryl, hush now, morning's not so far away I am right beside you, and I will stay right here

Verse 2

The wardrobe stands there quiet in the corner of the room Watching over you the way it always watches still Nothing in the shadows brings a single ounce of gloom Only soft and slow, the way the night begins to fill

Chorus

Cheryl, Cheryl, rest your head and drift away Nothing waits outside that you should ever fear Cheryl, hush now, morning's not so far away I am right beside you, and I will stay right here

Bridge

Let your breathing slow to match the ticking of the clock Every worry folds itself and quietly floats away

Chorus

Cheryl, Cheryl, rest your head and drift away Nothing waits outside that you should ever fear Cheryl, hush now, morning's not so far away I am right beside you, and I will stay right here

Outro

The light will still be sliding soft when morning comes around Sleep now, you are held here, safe and warm and sound