Songs for Cindy

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up in the rain Waiting on the platform, wet and slow Nobody minded standing there Because we knew that you would show

Chorus

Cindy, Cindy, light the room Every year you make it grand We don't need the weather sunny Long as you are close at hand

Verse 2

Trains kept coming, none of them right Every whistle made us grin We didn't care about the wait We just cared that you'd walk in

Pre-chorus

Feel that beat kick up again Hear the crowd start clapping loud Something good is pulling in

Chorus

Cindy, Cindy, light the room Every year you make it grand We don't need the weather sunny Long as you are close at hand

Bridge

You turn grey skies into gold You make simple feel like plenty Every candle, every year We are lucky to know Cindy

Chorus

Cindy, Cindy, light the room Every year you make it grand We don't need the weather sunny Long as you are close at hand

Outro

The platform's empty now, we're home But you still light the whole damn way

Verse 1

Twenty colours tied up on the wire Whipping hard in the morning wind Nobody planned this, nobody's hired This is just what your people do, Cindy

Pre-chorus

Every knot is somebody's cheering Every ribbon is a reason why We've been waiting all year for this

Chorus

Cindy, light the whole street up Cindy, we've got noise for days You're the name they're all repeating Loud and proud in a hundred ways

Verse 2

You never asked us to make a fuss But we were never good at holding back Somebody grab the paper and the glue We're building you a fence that won't stay slack

Chorus

Cindy, light the whole street up Cindy, we've got noise for days You're the name they're all repeating Loud and proud in a hundred ways

Bridge

Blow the candles, blow the wind Nothing here was ever planned to fade We tied it tight so it would stay

Chorus

Cindy, light the whole street up Cindy, we've got noise for days You're the name they're all repeating Loud and proud in a hundred ways

Outro

Long after the paper's torn and gone Cindy, the colour's staying on

Verse 1

Wind comes running across the field You just laugh and won't be moved Four stones holding the corners tight You were built to stand in the light

Pre-chorus

Something in you never bends Something in you just holds on Get ready, here the joy comes

Chorus

Cindy, Cindy, we sing your name Sandy wind can't touch your flame Steady heart in a world that's windy Hold the ground, that's you, Cindy

Verse 2

Every year the weather turns But you're the thing that always returns Warm as summer, sure as the sun You make the hardest days feel done

Pre-chorus

Something in you never bends Something in you just holds on Get ready, here the joy comes

Chorus

Cindy, Cindy, we sing your name Sandy wind can't touch your flame Steady heart in a world that's windy Hold the ground, that's you, Cindy

Bridge

Clap your hands, let the whole room know We're glad you're here, we won't let go Every year you're still that light Still the one who holds it tight

Chorus

Cindy, Cindy, we sing your name Sandy wind can't touch your flame Steady heart in a world that's windy Hold the ground, that's you, Cindy

Outro

Let the wind blow, we don't mind We've got our stones, and you, we've found ours

Verse 1

You set two mugs before the light comes up Steam curling soft between us slow I watch you move like nothing's rushed There's a calm in you I've come to know

Pre-chorus

You hand me mine without a word Some things don't need to be explained I'd know your knock if it occurred There's something here I want to keep unstained

Chorus

Cindy, you're the warmth I lean into Morning finds us here again Cindy, nothing fancy, nothing new Just you, steady, close as when

Verse 2

You laugh at something only we would get A joke worn smooth from being told I catch your eye and I'm not done yet Wanting all these mornings to unfold

Pre-chorus

You hand me mine without a word Some things don't need to be explained I'd know your knock if it occurred There's something here I want to keep unstained

Chorus

Cindy, you're the warmth I lean into Morning finds us here again Cindy, nothing fancy, nothing new Just you, steady, close as when

Bridge

No grand words, just this small room Your hand finding mine by chance I don't need the world to prove What I already know at a glance

Chorus

Cindy, you're the warmth I lean into Morning finds us here again Cindy, nothing fancy, nothing new Just you, steady, close as when

Outro

Two mugs cooling, we don't mind You're still the one I choose to find

Verse 1

Rain finds the roof above the vines Taps soft on every pane I watch you check the small green stems You tend them through the rain

Pre-chorus

You never made your love a show You just kept showing up And now I can't recall the hour

Chorus

Cindy, you're the calm I lean on Steady as the coming spring Cindy, plain as morning water You're the quiet, lasting thing

Verse 2

The glass runs blurry with the storm But you don't seem to mind You say the tomatoes like the noise So you leave the wet blinds

Pre-chorus

You never made your love a show You just kept showing up And now I can't recall the hour

Chorus

Cindy, you're the calm I lean on Steady as the coming spring Cindy, plain as morning water You're the quiet, lasting thing

Bridge

No grand words, just your hands in soil No promise, just this proof You keep the small things fed and living Under that leaking roof

Chorus

Cindy, you're the calm I lean on Steady as the coming spring Cindy, plain as morning water You're the quiet, lasting thing

Outro

Rain still taps on those green panes But I'm not watching weather

Verse 1

I only came in for bread Not looking to lose my head But your shoes were by mine at the shelf And something in me just said

Chorus

Cindy, you steady me without trying Cindy, you're the calm in my timing Two pairs of shoes, resting like that I stopped there, no need for denying

Verse 2

We don't plan where we stand in a queue Yet somehow I end up by you Your shoulder just there by my arm Like it's known what it's meant to do

Pre-chorus

I've loved you plain, no dressing it up No grand words, just showing up Now here's this feeling, wanting out

Chorus

Cindy, you steady me without trying Cindy, you're the calm in my timing Two pairs of shoes, resting like that I stopped there, no need for denying

Bridge

Nothing about this is loud No music, no watching crowd Just weight on a floor, side by side And how that still makes me proud

Chorus

Cindy, you steady me without trying Cindy, you're the calm in my timing Two pairs of shoes, resting like that I stopped there, no need for denying

Outro

Next time we're stood by the tins I'll reach for your hand again

Verse 1

The amber light is glowing soft against the window frame We are rolling through the dark but nothing here can do you harm You are wrapped up warm and steady, safest cargo on this road Every mile that passes by is carrying you home

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the engine hum you low Nothing out there in the dark can touch you here Let the whole wide night go quiet as we go

Chorus

Cindy, the light is low and gold and kind Rest here, there's nowhere else you need to be Cindy, I've got you safe and out of the wind Sleep now, and let the whole world drift to sea

Verse 2

Streetlamps slide across your face like slow and gentle rivers You don't have to keep your eyes open one more mile Somewhere ahead a bed is waiting warm beneath the covers But right now this moving dark can be your resting while

Chorus

Cindy, the light is low and gold and kind Rest here, there's nowhere else you need to be Cindy, I've got you safe and out of the wind Sleep now, and let the whole world drift to sea

Bridge

Hush now, the road will carry what you cannot carry yet Every turn is taking you where you are meant to be

Chorus

Cindy, the light is low and gold and kind Rest here, there's nowhere else you need to be Cindy, I've got you safe and out of the wind Sleep now, and let the whole world drift to sea

Outro

The amber light will keep on glowing after you're asleep Safe inside this warmth is where you'll always keep

Verse 1

A woolen blanket lies soft on the wooden floor tonight Curled beside the wheel that has stopped its turning now Everything in this room is settling into quiet light You are the reason the whole house learns to bow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the spinning of the day wind down Every thread of worry can wait until the morning comes Rest here now while the dark turns soft and slow and round

Chorus

Cindy, the night is warm and wide and kind to you Somewhere a wheel has stopped so you can finally rest Cindy, there is nothing in the dark you must get through You are held here safe and warm, you are simply blessed

Verse 2

The floorboards hum a little where the moonlight falls and stays Old wood remembers every gentle weight it's ever known Just like that wood has carried all your softest, sleepiest days You are carried too, you never rest here alone

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the spinning of the day wind down Every thread of worry can wait until the morning comes Rest here now while the dark turns soft and slow and round

Chorus

Cindy, the night is warm and wide and kind to you Somewhere a wheel has stopped so you can finally rest Cindy, there is nothing in the dark you must get through You are held here safe and warm, you are simply blessed

Bridge

Sleep is only love wrapped up and folded soft and slow Nothing here will wake before you're ready to let go

Chorus

Cindy, the night is warm and wide and kind to you Somewhere a wheel has stopped so you can finally rest Cindy, there is nothing in the dark you must get through You are held here safe and warm, you are simply blessed

Outro

The blanket settles deeper on the old and quiet floor You are wrapped in something gentle that was always yours

Verse 1

Sleeves of soft wool are folded gently by your side tonight Warm little cuffs are waiting where the lamp burns low and bright You are the reason this small corner of the house stays warm Nothing can reach you here, no shadow and no storm

Pre-chorus

Close up your eyes now, let the day go still and slow Feel how the quiet settles soft as falling snow Let every worry loosen and get ready now to sleep

Chorus

Cindy, the light is low and you are held so near Nothing in this whole wide night could touch you here Cindy, my hands are steady, you have nothing to fear Sleep now, my Cindy, sleep now, love is near

Verse 2

Somewhere a clock is ticking soft beneath the falling dark Wrapped in your blanket, you are carrying no mark You are so loved that even silence learns to hum Rest now, the whole wide night has come

Bridge

Breathe slow, let your small hands finally uncurl Nothing tonight can trouble you, my girl You are the warmest thing this quiet room has known

Chorus

Cindy, the light is low and you are held so near Nothing in this whole wide night could touch you here Cindy, my hands are steady, you have nothing to fear Sleep now, my Cindy, sleep now, love is near

Outro

The wool stays folded soft beneath the fading light Sleep now, you are safe and warm tonight