Songs for Connor

Verse 1

Rain keeps hitting on the porch light Boots piled up from one wild night Nobody else tracks mud like that You walk in and you own the sight

Chorus

Connor, Connor, raise the roof up Every year you fill the cup Nobody else brings noise like this one Connor, Connor, that's an honour

Verse 2

Door swings open, storm rolls in You're the reason we begin Every mess you make gets kept Because it's proof of where you've been

Pre-chorus

Candles catch and shadows sway Somebody's counting years today We been waiting on this all day

Chorus

Connor, Connor, raise the roof up Every year you fill the cup Nobody else brings noise like this one Connor, Connor, that's an honour

Bridge

Long as you keep tracking mud through here We'll keep the party running clear Whatever storm you're walking out of We'll be right here, don't you fear

Chorus

Connor, Connor, raise the roof up Every year you fill the cup Nobody else brings noise like this one Connor, Connor, that's an honour

Outro

Boots still drying by the door We wouldn't have you any other way

Verse 1

We spilled the sugar making this Laughed so hard we nearly missed You grabbed the spoon and licked it clean Best mess this kitchen's ever seen

Chorus

Connor, grab your chair and sit This whole cake's yours, every bit We're clapping loud, we're calling your name Connor, you're the reason we came

Verse 2

Half a spoon beside the flour Marks the minute, marks the hour We couldn't wait to see your face So we started this whole thing in haste

Pre-chorus

Someone's tapping out the beat Someone's stomping with their feet Here it comes, so hold your seat

Chorus

Connor, grab your chair and sit This whole cake's yours, every bit We're clapping loud, we're calling your name Connor, you're the reason we came

Bridge

Every year we bake it new Every year it's still for you Sugar on the floor again Worth it every time, my friend

Chorus

Connor, grab your chair and sit This whole cake's yours, every bit We're clapping loud, we're calling your name Connor, you're the reason we came

Outro

Table's dusted, song near done Happy birthday, Connor, you're the one

Verse 1

Glasses stacked up on the table Lights are low but we're not done Every story gets taller Every year with you's a good one

Pre-chorus

So fill it up and pass it round Let the whole room hear the sound We're building up to something now

Chorus

Connor, raise your glass up high Nobody here would call it a chore We're loud because we love you, that's why Connor, connor, one more, one more

Verse 2

Sticky booth and sticky laughter Nobody wants to call it a night You're the one we're cheering after You're the reason this feels right

Pre-chorus

So fill it up and pass it round Let the whole room hear the sound We're building up to something now

Chorus

Connor, raise your glass up high Nobody here would call it a chore We're loud because we love you, that's why Connor, connor, one more, one more

Bridge

Another year, still standing tall You're the one who gathers us all Whatever comes, we've got your back

Chorus

Connor, raise your glass up high Nobody here would call it a chore We're loud because we love you, that's why Connor, connor, one more, one more

Outro

Glasses empty, hearts still full We'll do this again, we will

Verse 1

The sign still swings above the rail Old iron waits for a train that's late Nothing here runs on time anymore But you, you never fail

Chorus

Connor, you are my honour Steady when the wind gets stronger I'm not a goner while you're near Connor, I'd wait here for you, Connor

Verse 2

Tracks go quiet, the platform clears Everyone else has caught their train I'm still standing right where I was You kept me here for years

Pre-chorus

Every sign points somewhere else But my feet won't leave this ground I keep hearing your name like a call

Chorus

Connor, you are my honour Steady when the wind gets stronger I'm not a goner while you're near Connor, I'd wait here for you, Connor

Bridge

Let the timetable flap and tear I don't need a schedule to know Every road I take leads back To the one place I want to go

Chorus

Connor, you are my honour Steady when the wind gets stronger I'm not a goner while you're near Connor, I'd wait here for you, Connor

Outro

The sign still swings, the tracks stay bare I'd wait a lifetime for you there

Verse 1

I lean on railings gone rusted green Watching the water sit grey and still There's little colour left in this scene But you're the warmth I feel and I will

Pre-chorus

The sky won't lift, the light stays low I'm not asking for more than this Just you, right here, before I go

Chorus

Connor, you're the steady thing I trust This grey won't touch what's real and true Nothing here could turn to dust Not while I'm standing here with you, Connor

Verse 2

The wind comes cold off the water's edge I don't flinch, not with you this near You're the promise kept, the given pledge The only thing I never fear

Bridge

Skies like this could make you sad But holding you, I don't feel low You turn the greyest day I've had Into somewhere I want to go

Chorus

Connor, you're the steady thing I trust This grey won't touch what's real and true Nothing here could turn to dust Not while I'm standing here with you, Connor

Outro

The railings still stand rusted green But you're the brightest thing I've seen

Verse 1

I watched the fire lose its height Down to a low and steady light You sat there quiet, close to me No need for noise, no need to see

Chorus

Connor, you're the warmth I trust Long after the flame turns to dust Connor, steady, low and true There's no cold I fear with you

Verse 2

The logs gave in without a sound Soft grey settling on the ground You reached and stirred the embers bright Something in me caught the light

Pre-chorus

I don't need the roar or the blaze Just this hush at the end of days Something in me leans your way

Chorus

Connor, you're the warmth I trust Long after the flame turns to dust Connor, steady, low and true There's no cold I fear with you

Bridge

Let the loud part burn out first Let it turn to ash, not worse What stays low will stay the longest That's the part in you that's strongest

Chorus

Connor, you're the warmth I trust Long after the flame turns to dust Connor, steady, low and true There's no cold I fear with you

Outro

The grate holds soft what fire has done You're the warmth that lingers on

Verse 1

A yellow beam is falling soft across the blue laying itself so gently down beside you quiet as breath, it settles on the mattress asking for nothing, only watching over you

Pre-chorus

The whole wide dark has folded itself down small small enough now to fit inside this room and everything soft is leaning in to hold you close

Chorus

Connor, the light is low and the night is kind nothing will stir and nothing's left behind the blue keeps still while the gold keeps watch Connor, you're held, you're wanted, you're mine

Verse 2

The cotton is heavy now and warm around you holding the shape of you soft like a promise nothing moves except the slow rise of your breathing and the beam stays low, it never once leaves you

Chorus

Connor, the light is low and the night is kind nothing will stir and nothing's left behind the blue keeps still while the gold keeps watch Connor, you're held, you're wanted, you're mine

Bridge

Sleep now, the dark has gone soft as water every small sound has been carried far away there is only this warmth and the hush that holds it

Chorus

Connor, the light is low and the night is kind nothing will stir and nothing's left behind the blue keeps still while the gold keeps watch Connor, you're held, you're wanted, you're mine

Outro

The yellow beam will stay so soft upon the blue and stay right here, however long you're sleeping

Verse 1

The candle by the window is soft and low tonight Its little pool of wax spreads slow around the flame And you are just as gentle, just as quiet in the light Breathing calm beside me, always steady, always the same

Pre-chorus

The wick has almost settled, the glow begins to fold Every worry of the day is melting out of sight So close your eyes a little, let the warmth be all you hold

Chorus

Connor, sleep is calling soft and low upon her light Nothing in this whole wide world could ever be a bother You are held here safely through the middle of the night Rest now, little Connor, there is no one I love other

Verse 2

The night outside is heavy but the room is warm and still Shadows on the ceiling move so gentle, drifting slow And you are curled up snug against the coolness of the sill With every breath you're sinking deeper into sweet and soft and low

Bridge

Let the small flame flicker as your eyes begin to close Sleep will come and find you like the melting wax that flows

Chorus

Connor, sleep is calling soft and low upon her light Nothing in this whole wide world could ever be a bother You are held here safely through the middle of the night Rest now, little Connor, there is no one I love other

Outro

The candle now is quiet, just a warm and settled pool Sleep, my little Connor, safe and warm and calm and full

Verse 1

Red lights glow soft on the straps where you're resting Wrapped up so warm while the dark keeps requesting Nothing but stillness, no reason to fear Only the hum of the engine so near

Pre-chorus

Every small breath that you take feels like honour Sleep is the shore and I'm rowing you on it So let your eyes close as we drift into slumber

Chorus

Connor, the night has you safe in its keeping Somewhere ahead is a morning worth reaching Connor, you rest and the world turns so slowly Nothing can touch you, you're held, you are holy

Verse 2

Windows are misted, the roads have gone quiet Your small hands are still after all of the riot Warmth wraps around you like leather grown kind Sleep is the gentlest road left to find

Bridge

Hush now, the tail lights are painting you red Softly, so softly, they glow overhead Nothing to carry, no reason to roam

Chorus

Connor, the night has you safe in its keeping Somewhere ahead is a morning worth reaching Connor, you rest and the world turns so slowly Nothing can touch you, you're held, you are holy

Outro

Rest now, the red light has faded to grey Sleep is the whole of the way home tonight