Songs for Cooper

Verse 1

Paper cups spin on the floor Sparks fly up where the poles meet Everyone's cheering for more You're the one owning that seat

Pre-chorus

Lights go bright when you arrive Horns all honk, the crowd comes alive Something big is about to start

Chorus

Cooper, Cooper, king of the ride Nobody steers quite like you can Cooper, grinning ear to ear Happiest crash of the plan

Verse 2

You spin us round with one turn Everyone ducks, everyone cheers Watching you drive, we all learn How to laugh through all these years

Bridge

Blow out the candles, take your bow Whole room's shouting your name right now

Chorus

Cooper, Cooper, king of the ride Nobody steers quite like you can Cooper, grinning ear to ear Happiest crash of the plan

Outro

Cups roll quiet on the floor We'll be back here, wanting more

Verse 1

Paper plates spin on the lawn Wind got into the parade The clothesline sags but nobody cares Because you're the reason we stayed

Pre-chorus

Somebody grab the trumpet now Somebody bang the drum Cooper, this whole street is waiting for

Chorus

Cooper, Cooper, blow the horns Nobody loves a room like you Every plate and streamer here Is spinning just because it's true

Verse 2

Candles won't stay lit in this wind But the joy stays either way You laugh and the whole yard tips over Into your kind of day

Pre-chorus

Somebody grab the trumpet now Somebody bang the drum Cooper, this whole street is waiting for

Chorus

Cooper, Cooper, blow the horns Nobody loves a room like you Every plate and streamer here Is spinning just because it's true

Bridge

Here's to the mess and the noise Here's to the fuss and the cheer You make ordinary days Feel like the best of the year

Chorus

Cooper, Cooper, blow the horns Nobody loves a room like you Every plate and streamer here Is spinning just because it's true

Outro

Let the plates spin on the grass We're glad the wind brought us to you

Verse 1

Sugar bowls lined up in rows Nobody here quite knows Why one glass makes us grin Because you just walked in

Chorus

Cooper, light the candles now We're raising every glass somehow Cooper, this whole room agrees You're the one that we're glad to see

Verse 2

Ice is melting, slow and sweet Watch the drops fall past your seat Every year gets warmer still Just from knowing that you will

Pre-chorus

So let the candles catch the light Let the whole table feel it right We're leaning in to say tonight

Chorus

Cooper, light the candles now We're raising every glass somehow Cooper, this whole room agrees You're the one that we're glad to see

Bridge

However far the year has flown However much you've grown and shown We're still right here, glasses high Cheering loud before goodbye

Chorus

Cooper, light the candles now We're raising every glass somehow Cooper, this whole room agrees You're the one that we're glad to see

Outro

Sugar bowls still on the table Sweeter now than we are able

Verse 1

Your glove sits there still wet Cigarette waiting, never lit Engine's off, we're not done yet You lean back, and it's alright, it

Chorus

Cooper, you're the calm I found No need to rush, no need to prove Steady as the quiet all around Cooper, you're the one I move toward

Verse 2

Rain keeps tapping on the glass We just sit and let it pour Nothing here is built to last fast You're the one thing I'm sure for

Pre-chorus

Windows fogging, hands still cold Nobody's watching, nothing to sell Something in me starts to unfold

Chorus

Cooper, you're the calm I found No need to rush, no need to prove Steady as the quiet all around Cooper, you're the one I move toward

Bridge

I don't need the match struck I don't need the words said right Just your hand where mine is stuck Just this dark, just this light

Chorus

Cooper, you're the calm I found No need to rush, no need to prove Steady as the quiet all around Cooper, you're the one I move toward

Outro

That glove's still there, still damp You're still here, still mine

Verse 1

Coins fall soft into the mug a small sound that means you're home I hear it through the wall and something in my chest goes snug

Pre-chorus

You empty out your pockets slow like the day can finally go and I lie here waiting for you near

Chorus

Cooper, you settle like the dark steady as a beating heart never needing to be a trooper just you, undone, easy to mark

Verse 2

Some nights the change is heavy some nights it's only two either way you climb in after and I turn toward you

Chorus

Cooper, you settle like the dark steady as a beating heart never needing to be a trooper just you, undone, easy to mark

Bridge

I don't need the grand thing I just need this small ring the sound of you deciding to stay

Chorus

Cooper, you settle like the dark steady as a beating heart never needing to be a trooper just you, undone, easy to mark

Outro

The mug stays full of quiet coins and I stay full of you

Verse 1

Water's gone cold in the sink Sponge just sitting where it lay Still I'm standing here to think How you turn the grey to day

Pre-chorus

I don't need the big romantic scenes Just you laughing at the little in betweens That's when I feel what loving you means

Chorus

Cooper, you're the best thing I've got Steady as a trooper, through the cold and hot Cooper, some folks search and find not I found you, and that's the whole plot

Verse 2

Bubbles popping, one by one Nothing here that's worth a look Then you walk in, joke half done And you're the only thing I took

Pre-chorus

I don't need the big romantic scenes Just you laughing at the little in betweens That's when I feel what loving you means

Chorus

Cooper, you're the best thing I've got Steady as a trooper, through the cold and hot Cooper, some folks search and find not I found you, and that's the whole plot

Bridge

No stupor, no dream I'm waking from You're no blooper, you're the one Plain as water, true as light You make ordinary feel right

Chorus

Cooper, you're the best thing I've got Steady as a trooper, through the cold and hot Cooper, some folks search and find not I found you, and that's the whole plot

Outro

Let the water run down cold I'll still choose you, plain and told

Verse 1

There's a hush of static drifting soft across the counter light Just a small round speaker breathing low beside your head Every little hiss and murmur says that all is well tonight And the whole wide house is settling into bed

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the day has folded into quiet grey Nothing here can find you, nothing needs to stay Let the soft hum carry every worry far away

Chorus

Cooper, Cooper, hush now, let the hum surround you slow You're the warmest corner of this whole dark room tonight Nothing in the shadows means you any harm, you know Cooper, sleep is holding you and holding on so tight

Verse 2

The little light blinks steady like a heartbeat on the wall Somewhere far the wind is humming quiet through the trees Nothing in this house tonight will let you slip or fall And every breath you take is settling into ease

Chorus

Cooper, Cooper, hush now, let the hum surround you slow You're the warmest corner of this whole dark room tonight Nothing in the shadows means you any harm, you know Cooper, sleep is holding you and holding on so tight

Bridge

Somebody is near you though the lights are turning low Somebody will listen if the quiet starts to grow You are not alone here, even in the dimming glow

Chorus

Cooper, Cooper, hush now, let the hum surround you slow You're the warmest corner of this whole dark room tonight Nothing in the shadows means you any harm, you know Cooper, sleep is holding you and holding on so tight

Outro

The little speaker hums on soft beside your sleepy head Rest now, Cooper, you are safe and loved in every breath

Verse 1

A slow gold light is sweeping across the quiet wall Drifting so easy, watch it curve and softly fall It finds the corner where the shadows like to keep And you are already halfway down to sleep

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slow now, every sound has gone to rest Nothing out there is bigger than this warm small nest So let your eyes grow heavy, let the night come near

Chorus

Cooper, my whole heart settles when you're close Nothing in this wide world matters more than you, I suppose You are the softest kind of trooper Cooper, sleep and know how loved you are, Cooper

Verse 2

The beam has slid on further, past the picture on the wall It touches nothing precious as the ones who hear you call You don't need to chase it, you don't need to keep it near Just close your eyes, love, everything is here

Bridge

Let the dark be soft tonight, let it hold you kind Nothing you could dream of could ever leave you behind

Chorus

Cooper, my whole heart settles when you're close Nothing in this wide world matters more than you, I suppose You are the softest kind of trooper Cooper, sleep and know how loved you are, Cooper

Outro

The light has gone to rest now, sliding soft behind the wall And you are safe and sleeping, held before you fall

Verse 1

Pale shadows of window frames drift across the plaster wall moving so slowly that you barely see them fall and here in this room where the lamp light has gone low you are the softest thing that I will ever know

Pre-chorus

The dark outside is quiet and it means you no harm every corner of this house is wrapped in warm so let your eyes grow heavy as the hush begins to grow

Chorus

Cooper, my Cooper, let the night be kind and slow Cooper, you are held here wherever you may go the shadows on the wall are only settling down to rest and you are, of everything I've known, the gentlest and the best

Verse 2

The frame beside the window bends and softens in the gloom laying out its quiet pattern across the sleepy room and I could watch you breathing for a hundred nights or more because you are the reason that I linger by the door

Bridge

Nothing in this darkness wants to reach you where you lie only calm, only comfort, only slow and easy sky rest inside the stillness that this small room holds tonight

Chorus

Cooper, my Cooper, let the night be kind and slow Cooper, you are held here wherever you may go the shadows on the wall are only settling down to rest and you are, of everything I've known, the gentlest and the best

Outro

The pale shapes on the plaster will keep watch till morning's light and you will still be precious when the sun comes soft and bright