Songs for Christine

Verse 1

Somebody grab the folded chairs Set them up under the hoops Word got round fast tonight This whole gym came for you

Pre-chorus

The band's warming up slow Somebody dim the lights low But we're all here for one thing

Chorus

Christine, put your best shoes on Everybody's waiting for you, Christine You're the reason we're all in this room Come on out and take the scene

Verse 2

Half this crowd learned your name Cheering courtside, keeping score You made losing seasons feel fine Nobody left before you left the floor

Pre-chorus

The band's warming up slow Somebody dim the lights low But we're all here for one thing

Chorus

Christine, put your best shoes on Everybody's waiting for you, Christine You're the reason we're all in this room Come on out and take the scene

Bridge

Every year we stack these chairs again Just to have a reason to cheer your name Nobody else could pull this room in You make an ordinary night feel golden

Chorus

Christine, put your best shoes on Everybody's waiting for you, Christine You're the reason we're all in this room Come on out and take the scene

Outro

Fold the chairs back up now We'll bring them out again for you

Verse 1

Cups are banging on the tin Somebody's shouting, let it begin We lit the candles by the tank Just to watch you smile and thank

Pre-chorus

Hear that clatter, hear it grow Feet start stomping, here we go Something's rising, we all know

Chorus

Christine, Christine, the noise is for you Bang that cup till the tin rings true Every year that you've been seen Makes us louder for our queen

Verse 2

Water tank is catching light Whole yard's singing into the night Nobody planned this, it just grew Because the reason is always you

Chorus

Christine, Christine, the noise is for you Bang that cup till the tin rings true Every year that you've been seen Makes us louder for our queen

Bridge

However loud this old tin gets It's nothing next to what we felt You steady us, you always did Under every clatter, that's the gift

Chorus

Christine, Christine, the noise is for you Bang that cup till the tin rings true Every year that you've been seen Makes us louder for our queen

Outro

Let the cups keep banging on Long after we are gone

Verse 1

Neon bulbs are flashing gold Over sawdust, yellow grass Something in this night feels different You walk in and light gets brave

Pre-chorus

Every booth is calling out Every ticket spins your name Here it comes, so hold your breath

Chorus

Christine, the whole yard's turning bright You're the flare above the scene Nobody shines quite how you do Happy birthday, Christine

Verse 2

We've been saving up this feeling Waiting for your day to come You make ordinary nights feel Like the best one, not just one

Bridge

However far the year has been However far you've had to lean Tonight the whole world's in between Just you and every string of light

Chorus

Christine, the whole yard's turning bright You're the flare above the scene Nobody shines quite how you do Happy birthday, Christine

Outro

Bulbs will dim and crowds will scatter Still you're the light that we remember

Verse 1

Rain runs sideways down the glass Dashboard light on your calm face You don't need to fill the quiet You just hold the whole small space

Pre-chorus

I keep both hands on the wheel But my mind is where you are Every mile just proves it's real

Chorus

Christine, you're the reason I slow down Green light glowing, steady and serene Nothing out there pulls me like you do Nobody has ever felt like Christine

Verse 2

Streetlights blur then fall behind us You hum something soft between Half asleep against the window Still the calmest I have seen

Chorus

Christine, you're the reason I slow down Green light glowing, steady and serene Nothing out there pulls me like you do Nobody has ever felt like Christine

Bridge

Doesn't matter where this road goes Long as you're the one riding shotgun I found something rare and I know it Won't let go of what we've become

Chorus

Christine, you're the reason I slow down Green light glowing, steady and serene Nothing out there pulls me like you do Nobody has ever felt like Christine

Outro

Rain still runs down that same window You're still the calm inside the scene

Verse 1

Grease soaks through the paper twice Steam curls up between us here The heater hums its one steady note And you laugh at nothing, low and clear

Pre-chorus

I keep meaning to say it plain Not dress it up, not make a scene Just tell you what my chest already knows

Chorus

Christine, you make the small hours kind You steady me when I come apart Nothing about you is hard to find Christine, you're the calm inside my heart

Verse 2

We split the last chip in the cold You give me the biggest half again This is not a big or shining thing But it's the kind that always stays the same

Pre-chorus

I keep meaning to say it plain Not dress it up, not make a scene Just tell you what my chest already knows

Chorus

Christine, you make the small hours kind You steady me when I come apart Nothing about you is hard to find Christine, you're the calm inside my heart

Bridge

No one else gets this version of me The one that's quiet, the one that's slow You never asked me to be anything else That's the whole reason I stayed, you know

Chorus

Christine, you make the small hours kind You steady me when I come apart Nothing about you is hard to find Christine, you're the calm inside my heart

Outro

The paper's empty, the heater's still humming I'd sit here with you through any weather

Verse 1

Orange sparks lift off the logs Climbing past the pine needles clean Something in me settles down Every time I'm next to you

Chorus

Christine, you're the warmth I lean on Steady when the wind gets loud Nothing fancy, nothing showy Christine, you're the calm between

Verse 2

Stack of wood beside the flame Holding heat we haven't seen You don't ask to be the reason But you always are for me

Pre-chorus

I've watched the sparks go up and vanish Watched them scatter, watched them lean Still you're the one thing that stays

Chorus

Christine, you're the warmth I lean on Steady when the wind gets loud Nothing fancy, nothing showy Christine, you're the calm between

Bridge

No need to make this bigger than it is Just you, just me, this quiet routine I'd choose it every single time

Chorus

Christine, you're the warmth I lean on Steady when the wind gets loud Nothing fancy, nothing showy Christine, you're the calm between

Outro

The sparks will fall back into the dark But you're the fire that stays lit in me

Verse 1

Somewhere near you a needle rises and falls so slow Threads of wool going quiet as the lamp burns low Every stitch is a promise that only you would know Made to keep you warmer than the wind could ever go

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this room is asking you to wake Every sound tonight is soft for your own sake So let your breathing settle into all the peace we make

Chorus

Christine, the dark is gentle when you're held this near Nothing in the shadows has a reason to appear Rest inside the quiet, let the whole wide night grow clear There is nowhere safer for Christine than right here

Verse 2

The wool moves over fabric like a tide too small to see Rising with a rhythm slower than a heartbeat has to be Nothing in this house tonight is rushing you or me We could stay like this till morning, easy as can be

Pre-chorus

No clock is asking anything of you tonight Every hour is soft and every hour feels right So close your eyes and drift into the warm and fading light

Chorus

Christine, the dark is gentle when you're held this near Nothing in the shadows has a reason to appear Rest inside the quiet, let the whole wide night grow clear There is nowhere safer for Christine than right here

Bridge

Somebody is watching long after you have gone to sleep Somebody will keep this small room warm and deep

Chorus

Christine, the dark is gentle when you're held this near Nothing in the shadows has a reason to appear Rest inside the quiet, let the whole wide night grow clear There is nowhere safer for Christine than right here

Outro

Somewhere the thread is still, the needle finally laid down Sleep now, Christine, safe and steady, wrapped in warmth and gone from sound

Verse 1

Frost ferns are spreading soft across the cold glass pane while warm inside the dark you're drifting home again above the white wood slats the whole wide house is still and nothing in the night can touch you or ever will

Pre-chorus

Outside the glass turns silver, quiet and serene but here inside the warmth is where you've always been so let the hush come closer, soft as breath between

Chorus

Christine, the night is gentle, and it holds you like a dream the whole wide world is sleeping underneath the frost's soft sheen you are the warmest corner of this cold and quiet scene rest now, my little Christine, safe as you have ever been

Verse 2

The window keeps its patterns while you keep your slow small breath and every hush around you is as soft as it gets the dark is not a shadow, it's a blanket drawn up high so close your eyes and trust it, let the quiet pass you by

Bridge

Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will roam you are held and treasured, you are always home

Chorus

Christine, the night is gentle, and it holds you like a dream the whole wide world is sleeping underneath the frost's soft sheen you are the warmest corner of this cold and quiet scene rest now, my little Christine, safe as you have ever been

Outro

The frost will keep its patterns on the glass till morning light and you'll be here still dreaming, warm and held, held through the night

Verse 1

Somewhere a train is rolling slow through the dark and the green Its wheels are humming soft on tracks that nobody can see Nothing that far away could ever trouble your rest You are the calmest thing in this whole quiet scene

Chorus

Christine, the night has folded gently down around you Every small sound out there is only passing through Christine, you never have to carry what is far off Sleep is the only place I want to lead you to

Verse 2

The wheels keep clicking on, steady as a heartbeat should be Carrying nothing that will ever come and find you here Let the sound go by like water going under a bridge Nothing about tonight was ever meant to be unclear

Pre-chorus

Hush now, there is nothing moving closer than my arms The dark outside is empty, and the field is calm and wide So let the far off engine sing you gently to my side

Chorus

Christine, the night has folded gently down around you Every small sound out there is only passing through Christine, you never have to carry what is far off Sleep is the only place I want to lead you to

Bridge

Let the whole loud world go rolling on without you There is nothing out there worth the leaving of this bed

Chorus

Christine, the night has folded gently down around you Every small sound out there is only passing through Christine, you never have to carry what is far off Sleep is the only place I want to lead you to

Outro

Far off now the wheels are fading into the green Sleep, my Christine, the whole soft field is dreaming too