Songs for Clifford

Verse 1

Yellow boots on frozen ground Stamping out a happy noise Slush gives way without a sound You bring out the warmest joys

Chorus

Clifford, light the whole street up Every year's a big reward Clifford, raise the paper cup You're the one that we afford

Verse 2

Grey turns gold when you walk through Footprints melting one by one Cold can't hold a grudge with you Winter loses, you have won

Pre-chorus

Something's warming, watch it spread Ice gives up its frozen hold Here it comes, don't hold your

Chorus

Clifford, light the whole street up Every year's a big reward Clifford, raise the paper cup You're the one that we afford

Bridge

Another year, another mile Still the brightest thing in sight Nobody wears out your smile You turn slush to something bright

Chorus

Clifford, light the whole street up Every year's a big reward Clifford, raise the paper cup You're the one that we afford

Outro

Yellow footsteps down the street Nothing colder beats your heat

Verse 1

You stacked the boxes ten feet high Whistling like you'd nothing to lose We watched you tape the whole thing shut Trusting you to lead the crew

Pre-chorus

You always说 the trolley's ready Never mind the wobbly wheel We're right behind you, holding steady

Chorus

Clifford, raise a glass tonight You make the heavy feel so light Clifford, here's to one more year Nobody moves us like you, dear

Verse 2

You balanced boxes on your knee Laughing when the whole stack swayed We grabbed the sides and held our breath Glad it's you who leads the way

Pre-chorus

You always say the trolley's ready Never mind the wobbly wheel We're right behind you, holding steady

Chorus

Clifford, raise a glass tonight You make the heavy feel so light Clifford, here's to one more year Nobody moves us like you, dear

Bridge

Every box you've ever carried Held a bit of what we owe you Every mile that trolley's rolled Brought us closer, love, to you

Chorus

Clifford, raise a glass tonight You make the heavy feel so light Clifford, here's to one more year Nobody moves us like you, dear

Outro

Push the trolley, clear the floor We'd follow you through any door

Verse 1

Stopped at that light past midnight Dashboard glowing frosted and bright Waiting there for the green to show Thinking how you're worth the wait, all right

Pre-chorus

Every mile that we've been through Every road led back to you Now the candles catch and glow

Chorus

Clifford, hear this whole room roar We couldn't love you any more Stand up tall, we'll sing the record Clifford, you're the one we're for

Verse 2

Red light burning like a heart Glass gone frosty, cold to start Warms right up the closer we get You've been our steady from the start

Pre-chorus

Every mile that we've been through Every road led back to you Now the candles catch and glow

Chorus

Clifford, hear this whole room roar We couldn't love you any more Stand up tall, we'll sing the record Clifford, you're the one we're for

Bridge

Raise a glass up, stomp the floor Bring the fiddle round once more This is your night, no doubt about it Nobody loved like this before

Chorus

Clifford, hear this whole room roar We couldn't love you any more Stand up tall, we'll sing the record Clifford, you're the one we're for

Outro

Light turns green, we're pulling forward Glad the road brought us to Clifford

Verse 1

I watch the glass, I watch it drip one slow bead giving up its grip you're reading something across the room I'd rather watch that fall than skip

Pre-chorus

Nothing about us ever hurried nothing we loved was ever worried this is the calm I've been reaching toward

Chorus

Clifford, you're the steadiest thing I know water finds its way, slow you don't have to shout to be sure Clifford, that's the whole reward

Verse 2

The soil below just waits and waits it never asks, it never rates you hold me the same unhurried way like love was never meant for haste

Chorus

Clifford, you're the steadiest thing I know water finds its way, slow you don't have to shout to be sure Clifford, that's the whole reward

Bridge

Let the whole world rush and spill I'll take the drop that takes its time you are the calm behind the chill the patience I could never buy or find

Chorus

Clifford, you're the steadiest thing I know water finds its way, slow you don't have to shout to be sure Clifford, that's the whole reward

Outro

The glass still holds one final bead and I still choose you, unhurried, freed

Verse 1

Water pools where the doorway meets the ground Cars keep moving, going on their way I stay still when you are around You make the noise outside fade away

Pre-chorus

I have counted all the things I need Most of them turn out to be small But one keeps rising like a steady creed

Chorus

Clifford, you're the calm I can afford Every ordinary day feels like reward Nothing fancy, nothing loud or scored Just you, Clifford, and the peace we can't afford

Verse 2

The rain keeps falling long after dark Puddles catching light from passing cars I think of how you steady every spark How you hold me closer than the stars

Chorus

Clifford, you're the calm I can afford Every ordinary day feels like reward Nothing fancy, nothing loud or scored Just you, Clifford, and the peace we can't afford

Bridge

No grand gesture, no dramatic sign Just your hand finding mine We don't need the world to understand

Chorus

Clifford, you're the calm I can afford Every ordinary day feels like reward Nothing fancy, nothing loud or scored Just you, Clifford, and the peace we can't afford

Outro

Let the cars keep passing by outside Water still pools where you decide to stay

Verse 1

I walk the shore with you again every stone looks plain and small but you find one worth keeping and hand it to me like it's all

Pre-chorus

No colour in the sky today nothing shines to hold my eye but you're the thing I came to find

Chorus

Clifford, you're my steady ground when the whole world turns to grey you're the calm that can't be bought the one thing I would never trade away

Verse 2

The tide keeps taking what it wants dragging small things out to sea but you keep coming back to shore and you keep coming back to me

Chorus

Clifford, you're my steady ground when the whole world turns to grey you're the calm that can't be bought the one thing I would never trade away

Bridge

I don't need the sun to break I just need you standing here plain as pebbles, no mistake that's the love I hold most dear

Chorus

Clifford, you're my steady ground when the whole world turns to grey you're the calm that can't be bought the one thing I would never trade away

Outro

Grey sky, wet sand, one small stone I'd choose you again, and again

Verse 1

Dust turns slowly in the lamp beside your bed gold flecks drifting where the quiet light is spread soft as breathing, soft as everything I feel you are held here, little one, you're safely led

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window all the stars have come out too shadows settle soft around this room made just for you and the light keeps burning low to see you through

Chorus

Clifford, close your eyes now, let the evening in nothing here can hurt you, nothing to begin you're the warmest thing this house has ever known Clifford, sleep is coming, calm as breath and skin

Verse 2

Every speck of dust hangs like it's in no rush held inside the orange glow, a gentle hush you are just as steady, just as full of light nothing in this room will ever make you blush

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window all the stars have come out too shadows settle soft around this room made just for you and the light keeps burning low to see you through

Chorus

Clifford, close your eyes now, let the evening in nothing here can hurt you, nothing to begin you're the warmest thing this house has ever known Clifford, sleep is coming, calm as breath and skin

Bridge

Even when the lamp goes dark and dust falls still you will carry all this quiet if you will let it wrap around you like a slow warm tide

Chorus

Clifford, close your eyes now, let the evening in nothing here can hurt you, nothing to begin you're the warmest thing this house has ever known Clifford, sleep is coming, calm as breath and skin

Outro

Dust will keep on drifting long after you're asleep and this small light will hold you safe, and yours to keep

Verse 1

Dew is gathering soft on the green tomato leaves tonight Cool and slow while the garden breathes and settles down Nothing hurries here beneath the fading porch light Everything holds you gently, wrapped in quiet all around

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hours grow long and slow The dark is only a blanket, nothing to fear Rest is coming closer, soft as it can go

Chorus

Clifford, the night has room enough for you to rest You are the warmth that no cold ever could afford Sleep now, held closer than you could ever have guessed Clifford, you are steady as an old and gentle sword

Verse 2

The tomato vines are heavy, leaning toward the ground Carrying their small quiet weight without a single sound You are carried too, though you don't feel it at all Held the way the garden holds the dew before it falls

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hours grow long and slow The dark is only a blanket, nothing to fear Rest is coming closer, soft as it can go

Chorus

Clifford, the night has room enough for you to rest You are the warmth that no cold ever could afford Sleep now, held closer than you could ever have guessed Clifford, you are steady as an old and gentle sword

Bridge

Somewhere the leaves are cool and gathering their small reward Somewhere the whole wide dark is turning soft toward morning

Chorus

Clifford, the night has room enough for you to rest You are the warmth that no cold ever could afford Sleep now, held closer than you could ever have guessed Clifford, you are steady as an old and gentle sword

Outro

The leaves will hold their dew until the morning comes to find them Sleep now, Clifford, you are held and you are safe behind them

Verse 1

Snow is falling soft against the yellow lamp outside Every flake is drifting slow like feathers coming down Warm inside where nothing here can touch you or divide You are safe here, wrapped up tight, no reason for a frown

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come settle on your chest Nothing waits beyond this room that matters more than rest Let the quiet carry you to somewhere soft and blessed

Chorus

Clifford, the night has folded gently over you Sleep is a treasure that the dark will not afford Hush now, my darling, let the stillness see you through You are the calmest thing this quiet world could ever hoard

Verse 2

Light through the window turns to gold upon your face Nothing outside can ever reach this warm and quiet place Breathe slow and steady, let your worries lose their trace Sleep holds you softer than a blanket, softer than lace

Chorus

Clifford, the night has folded gently over you Sleep is a treasure that the dark will not afford Hush now, my darling, let the stillness see you through You are the calmest thing this quiet world could ever hoard

Bridge

Every flake outside is falling just to let you rest Somewhere far off, the whole cold world has quietly guessed That you are held, that you are loved, that you are blessed

Chorus

Clifford, the night has folded gently over you Sleep is a treasure that the dark will not afford Hush now, my darling, let the stillness see you through You are the calmest thing this quiet world could ever hoard

Outro

Snow is still falling past the lamp, soft and slow Sleep now, my Clifford, drift where only dreams can go