Songs for Clive

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up to the roof Dusty corners, tangled proof Fairy lights around the mower Nobody keeps junk like you, though

Pre-chorus

Every bit of mess you've made Tells us something, tells us plain We're about to shout it out

Chorus

Clive, you make us feel alive Give us reasons, give us drive Nobody else could ever thrive The way you do, the way you strive

Verse 2

Behind the door where no one looks You keep your treasures, keep your books We never know just what we'll find But we know you, and we don't mind

Chorus

Clive, you make us feel alive Give us reasons, give us drive Nobody else could ever thrive The way you do, the way you strive

Bridge

Switch the lights on, watch them glow Every year we love you more, you know So blow the candles, make a wish

Chorus

Clive, you make us feel alive Give us reasons, give us drive Nobody else could ever thrive The way you do, the way you strive

Outro

Somewhere out there, a mower waits Lit up bright for one more birthday

Verse 1

You left the door on the latch again waiting up while the morning slipped by milk bottles rattle where you have been and somehow the whole street feels alive

Pre-chorus

Paper's blowing loose round the step the kettle's on, the kitchen's warm something in the air won't let us settle

Chorus

Clive, you set the whole morning humming light comes up and finds you first Clive, the kind that makes a room glad one more year and nothing's worse

Verse 2

You still whistle walking up the path doorstep cold but you don't seem to mind every year you turn up just the same glad and grinning, easy to find

Chorus

Clive, you set the whole morning humming light comes up and finds you first Clive, the kind that makes a room glad one more year and nothing's worse

Bridge

Raise your glass, the kettle's boiled let the wrapping catch the wind here's to you, however old you are here's to another one to begin

Chorus

Clive, you set the whole morning humming light comes up and finds you first Clive, the kind that makes a room glad one more year and nothing's worse

Outro

The bottles still rattle on the step glad you're the one who's standing there

Verse 1

Chairs scraping cross the old waxed floor Somebody flings open the door Cold hall, but nobody's shivering Because we heard that you'd arrive

Chorus

Clive, the whole room comes alive Every candle wants to jive You make the dullest hall feel golden Happy birthday, Clive, oh Clive

Verse 2

Folding chairs in crooked rows Somebody's already stepped on your toes We don't care, we're all still grinning Because you're the reason we arrive

Pre-chorus

Hear that scrape, that metal cheer Feel the draught, but you're still here Something's building, get ready to strive

Chorus

Clive, the whole room comes alive Every candle wants to jive You make the dullest hall feel golden Happy birthday, Clive, oh Clive

Bridge

Blow out the candles, make it loud We came here just to make you proud Every year we're still amazed How one name lights a room ablaze

Chorus

Clive, the whole room comes alive Every candle wants to jive You make the dullest hall feel golden Happy birthday, Clive, oh Clive

Outro

Chairs scrape again as we all rise We're glad you're here, we're glad you're Clive

Verse 1

Two bikes rest against the wall Rain comes down and starts to fall You pull your collar up to me This is where I want to be

Chorus

Clive, you keep me standing still No place to be, no need or will Clive, the rain can pour all night I'm holding on to you so tight

Verse 2

Water runs along the ground You laugh soft without a sound Wheels are wet, the chain's gone still But nothing here could break your will

Pre-chorus

I don't need the sky to clear Just need you a little near Something's building, coming true

Chorus

Clive, you keep me standing still No place to be, no need or will Clive, the rain can pour all night I'm holding on to you so tight

Bridge

Let the whole world go grey and slow I'll still choose you, still want to know You in the quiet, you in the storm This is how my heart stays warm

Chorus

Clive, you keep me standing still No place to be, no need or will Clive, the rain can pour all night I'm holding on to you so tight

Outro

Two bikes still lean against that wall You're still the one I'd choose through all

Verse 1

Two paper cups on the sill Water gone cold, we don't mind I watch you turn your cup slow And I know just what I'll find

Chorus

Clive, you keep me steady However long the wait Every hallway feels less empty Clive, when you're the one I'm with

Verse 2

Nothing to do but sit here Nothing to say that's not said You reach over, take my hand And that says it instead

Pre-chorus

Hours move so slow in here But you don't let go of me So say my name again

Chorus

Clive, you keep me steady However long the wait Every hallway feels less empty Clive, when you're the one I'm with

Bridge

Doesn't matter what the day brings Doesn't matter if we're scared I'd choose these plastic chairs beside you Over anywhere else on earth

Chorus

Clive, you keep me steady However long the wait Every hallway feels less empty Clive, when you're the one I'm with

Outro

Cups gone cold, still here Still yours, whatever comes next

Verse 1

The map is folded on the dash streetlights flicking, gone in a flash I don't need it to find my way not with you beside me, calm and steadfast

Pre-chorus

Miles keep running out beneath us engine humming low and true something in me starts to lift

Chorus

Clive, you're the reason I'd still drive through any dark, however deep you make the whole world feel alive and easy in my keep

Verse 2

No signs left to tell me where just the dashboard's amber glare I know this road because you're near every mile feels like a dare

Pre-chorus

Miles keep running out beneath us engine humming low and true something in me starts to lift

Chorus

Clive, you're the reason I'd still drive through any dark, however deep you make the whole world feel alive and easy in my keep

Bridge

Doesn't matter where this road ends long as you're the one it bends toward every quiet mile with you is more

Chorus

Clive, you're the reason I'd still drive through any dark, however deep you make the whole world feel alive and easy in my keep

Outro

Fold the map, we don't need it now you're the only way I know

Verse 1

You drift where amber gathers, soft as breath The night has wrapped you close, no need to wake Your eyelids dip like petals, slow and deep And all the world is hushed for your sweet sake

Pre-chorus

Breathe in the quiet, let the shadows creep No sound but your heartbeat, steady, slow The lamp still hums its lullaby to keep

Chorus

Clive, you thrive in the hush, you thrive in the glow Clive, my little hive, where dreams come to grow No storm can reach you here, no wind can stir Just warmth and quiet, and the light you’re in

Verse 2

You curl like moss on stone, so warm, so still No footstep stirs the air, no voice calls out The lamp remembers how you loved the light And holds it close — your peace, your quiet doubt

Bridge

Sleep now, little one, the dark is kind It cradles more than shadows, more than night

Chorus

Clive, you thrive in the hush, you thrive in the glow Clive, my little hive, where dreams come to grow No storm can reach you here, no wind can stir Just warmth and quiet, and the light you’re in

Outro

You drift where amber gathers, soft as breath And all the world is hushed for your sweet sake

Verse 1

You’re the quiet in the hush between the breaths I hold Where moonlight paints your sleep in shapes that softly roll No storm could reach you here, not even in its might You’re the calm that turns the dark into the night

Pre-chorus

The mobile sways, a dance of creatures made of light They drift like whispers only stillness knows And you’re the reason every shadow dares to glow

Chorus

Clive, Clive, safe in the glow The night holds you close where the wild things go No need to wake, no need to strive Clive, you’re the peace that keeps me alive

Verse 2

Your fingers curl like petals closing slow The air grows warm where your small dreams still grow No clock is ticking, no wind is loud Just you and the hush that holds you now

Chorus

Clive, Clive, safe in the glow The night holds you close where the wild things go No need to wake, no need to strive Clive, you’re the peace that keeps me alive

Bridge

Let the animals dance, let the moonlight weave You’re not alone — you’re the heart of the eve

Chorus

Clive, Clive, safe in the glow The night holds you close where the wild things go No need to wake, no need to strive Clive, you’re the peace that keeps me alive

Outro

The shadows still turn, slow and low Just as they did when your first breaths began to flow

Verse 1

You drift where the night hums low and deep soft as the glass where the drops still weep each breath a tide that pulls you near warm as the dusk that holds you here

Chorus

Clive, my sweet, just close your eyes let the dark cradle you with ease Clive, you’re safe beneath the skies and all the world is hushed with peace

Verse 2

You don’t need words, you don’t need sound just moonlight pooling on the ground a whispering curtain, light and thin the quiet that comes when you’ve let in

Pre-chorus

The night doesn’t rush, it doesn’t plead it simply gathers you, gently, sweet and holds you close until you’re freed

Chorus

Clive, my sweet, just close your eyes let the dark cradle you with ease Clive, you’re safe beneath the skies and all the world is hushed with peace

Bridge

No storm can reach you here tonight no shadow dares to steal your light

Chorus

Clive, my sweet, just close your eyes let the dark cradle you with ease Clive, you’re safe beneath the skies and all the world is hushed with peace

Outro

The glass still gleams, the drops slow glide and you — you’re home, and you’re alive