Songs for Colton

Verse 1

A box of plates upon the table Torn right open, best we're able We didn't plan for this much cheer But here you are, so here we are, here

Chorus

Colton, grab a plate and stand up tall Tonight this kitchen's yours, that's all Colton, we've been waiting all week long So let the fiddle start the song

Verse 2

The kettle's on, the chairs don't match Someone's found the last of the matches Nobody cares the cloth's askew This whole daft mess, it's here for you

Pre-chorus

Feel that stamping under the floor Hear the bow against the string once more Something in this room wants more

Chorus

Colton, grab a plate and stand up tall Tonight this kitchen's yours, that's all Colton, we've been waiting all week long So let the fiddle start the song

Bridge

However far you've wandered, however far you'll roam This is the noise that calls you home We'll shout it till the candles fall

Chorus

Colton, grab a plate and stand up tall Tonight this kitchen's yours, that's all Colton, we've been waiting all week long So let the fiddle start the song

Outro

The box is empty, plates all gone Happy birthday, Colton, carry on

Verse 1

Sun through the windscreen, catching gold Little bits of light, dancing uncontrolled Miles running under us, easy and free And you're the reason it feels good to be

Pre-chorus

You light a room without even trying Every year you're here feels worth the buying So grab your coat, the candles won't wait

Chorus

Colton, tonight we raise the roof Bring out the cake, we've got the proof You make the ordinary golden and swollen with joy Colton, nobody shines like you

Verse 2

Every road we've taken led here somehow Doesn't matter where, matters that it's now You crack a joke and the whole car sings Simple as that, you make ordinary things

Chorus

Colton, tonight we raise the roof Bring out the cake, we've got the proof You make the ordinary golden and swollen with joy Colton, nobody shines like you

Bridge

Here's to the years that got you here Here's to the ones still coming clear Whatever the mile, however it's spun You're the best part of everyone

Chorus

Colton, tonight we raise the roof Bring out the cake, we've got the proof You make the ordinary golden and swollen with joy Colton, nobody shines like you

Outro

Dust still turning gold in the light Happy birthday, Colton, tonight

Verse 1

A silver balloon on the stairs Caught halfway, waiting there Somebody hung it just for you Because you're worth the care

Pre-chorus

Listen to the noise downstairs Every voice is calling you So come on down and see

Chorus

Colton, this whole house is singing Candles lit, the year moves on We're glad you're here, we mean it often Colton, our balloon, our song

Verse 2

You make an ordinary room Feel like it's holding gold We wanted one bright thing to float So everyone gets told

Chorus

Colton, this whole house is singing Candles lit, the year moves on We're glad you're here, we mean it often Colton, our balloon, our song

Bridge

However far you climb this year We'll be waiting at the top One more year of loving you One more reason not to stop

Chorus

Colton, this whole house is singing Candles lit, the year moves on We're glad you're here, we mean it often Colton, our balloon, our song

Outro

That silver balloon is still there Still rising, just like you

Verse 1

Small amber lights are drifting soft across the glass tonight Warming your face with such a gentle, quiet kind of light Every mile is carrying you closer to your rest Nothing in this whole wide dark can trouble you or test

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the humming road be still Nothing asks for anything, no reason and no will Just this warmth, and you, and sleep waiting on the hill

Chorus

Colton, hush now, let the night grow slow and low Rest here easy, you're the softest place I know Colton, dreaming, you can let the whole world wait Nothing hurries you, and nothing comes too late

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window all the houses turn to gold Keeping every little secret warm against the cold You are held here safer than a single word could say Sleep will carry all your little worries clean away

Chorus

Colton, hush now, let the night grow slow and low Rest here easy, you're the softest place I know Colton, dreaming, you can let the whole world wait Nothing hurries you, and nothing comes too late

Bridge

Rain is falling soft and steady on the roof above Only sound there is besides this quiet, steady love

Chorus

Colton, hush now, let the night grow slow and low Rest here easy, you're the softest place I know Colton, dreaming, you can let the whole world wait Nothing hurries you, and nothing comes too late

Outro

Let the amber light stay burning soft till morning comes Sleep now, Colton, you are loved by more than just the sun

Verse 1

A silver tap is dripping slow into a sink of steel and every drop that falls tonight is soft as how you feel the house breathes low around us as the evening starts to fold you're wrapped up warm beside me and there's nothing you must feel

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the ticking hours grow gentle let the dark come soft and slower than it's ever been hush now, love is humming low to carry you to

Chorus

Colton, Colton, sleep is calling soft and low the whole wide night is holding you the way I hold you now dreaming's just a river and you're drifting with the flow Colton, you are safe here, and I will not let you go

Verse 2

The dripping slows to nothing as the kitchen settles down and quiet spreads across the house like water through the town I sit and watch you breathing with your small hand curled in mine there's nowhere I would rather be than here without a sound

Bridge

Rock slow, rock easy, let the minutes drift away nothing in this whole wide world can touch you while you stay here in the hush where every worry melts like something molten held so close and so beloved, wrapped in warmth and often

Chorus

Colton, Colton, sleep is calling soft and low the whole wide night is holding you the way I hold you now dreaming's just a river and you're drifting with the flow Colton, you are safe here, and I will not let you go

Outro

The tap has stopped its dripping and the sink is calm and still and so are you, my Colton, sleeping soft against the sill

Verse 1

Somewhere on the chimney a small brown wing is folding Out where the wind goes wandering and cold But here in this room the quiet light is holding And you are the warmth that this house will always hold

Chorus

Colton, close your eyes now, let the dark be gentle Nothing in this night was ever built to harm you Colton, you are held here, soft and elemental Sleep and know for certain that this love will warm you

Verse 2

The wind can ruffle feathers but it cannot reach you Every brick outside was stacked to keep you still Whatever cold is moving, it will never teach you Fear tonight, my darling, only calm and until

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a small bird settles lower on the ledge Somewhere the frost is drawing quiet on the glass So let your breathing follow, easy toward the edge

Chorus

Colton, close your eyes now, let the dark be gentle Nothing in this night was ever built to harm you Colton, you are held here, soft and elemental Sleep and know for certain that this love will warm you

Bridge

Outside the wind keeps turning, but it turns without you Inside there is only breathing, slow and low

Chorus

Colton, close your eyes now, let the dark be gentle Nothing in this night was ever built to harm you Colton, you are held here, soft and elemental Sleep and know for certain that this love will warm you

Outro

The brown wing folds in closer on the chimney's shoulder Sleep now, Colton, love will keep you till the morning after