Songs for Dana

Verse 1

Rain was hammering the roof I drove that motorway half blind Every mile just proved the truth There was somewhere I had to find you

Pre-chorus

Windscreen fogging, heater humming Every song came on for you Something in me kept on drumming

Chorus

Dana, blow the candles out Dana, let that banner fly Nobody I'd rather shout for Nobody lights up the sky like Dana

Verse 2

You never needed grand arrivals Just a knock and you'd unfold Kettle on and no rehearsals Warmer than the night was cold

Chorus

Dana, blow the candles out Dana, let that banner fly Nobody I'd rather shout for Nobody lights up the sky like Dana

Bridge

Another year has found you Still the one worth driving for Rain or shine, I'm coming round you Straight up to your door

Chorus

Dana, blow the candles out Dana, let that banner fly Nobody I'd rather shout for Nobody lights up the sky like Dana

Outro

Rain still drumming, engine humming Glad the road led here, to you

Verse 1

Quiet water, empty pool White tiles catching morning cool But the light knows you're the one Waiting for the day begun

Pre-chorus

We've been holding this all week Candle, cake, the words to speak So here it comes, so let it fly

Chorus

Dana, Dana, raise a glass Nobody moves through life so fast Like a ripple, like a banner Happy birthday, dear old Dana

Verse 2

You dive in where others wait Turn the ordinary into great Every ripple that you make Spreads out further for our sake

Bridge

However far this year has been You brought the colour to the scene Blue water couldn't shine so bright Without you standing in the light

Chorus

Dana, Dana, raise a glass Nobody moves through life so fast Like a ripple, like a banner Happy birthday, dear old Dana

Outro

The pool stays calm till you walk in That's when the ripples all begin

Verse 1

Long shadows stretch out past the wall Uncut grass all wild and free Something in this evening calls And every bit of it feels like you to me

Pre-chorus

Fetch the fiddle, fetch the ale Somebody's raising up a glass We've got a story we won't fail to tell

Chorus

Dana, Dana, light the lawn Nobody shines quite like you do Born to greet another dawn Dana, we're all so glad we've got you

Verse 2

You laugh and half the room lights up No fancy plan or clever scheme Just you, filling up our cup Turning any old backyard to a dream

Bridge

Raise it high for one more year Raise it loud so all can hear Dana's here, the one we love

Chorus

Dana, Dana, light the lawn Nobody shines quite like you do Born to greet another dawn Dana, we're all so glad we've got you

Outro

Shadows fall across the grass Here's to Dana, glass to glass

Verse 1

Salt dries slow on the grey railing the crossing long, the water still failing to shake the boat from its steady line and I keep thinking how you hold me, standing

Pre-chorus

I've watched the water change a hundred ways I've counted every one of your quiet days and none of it prepared me for this pull

Chorus

Dana, you're the calm inside the weather the hand I reach for, holding on together you move through storms in your own steady manner nobody anchors me like you, Dana

Verse 2

The railing's cold but your voice isn't every mile we cross, I notice how you never make the silence heavy you make it something I can rest in

Chorus

Dana, you're the calm inside the weather the hand I reach for, holding on together you move through storms in your own steady manner nobody anchors me like you, Dana

Bridge

Let the deck rock, let the wind decide I'm not afraid when you're beside me this isn't new, and it isn't old it's just you, and that's enough to hold

Chorus

Dana, you're the calm inside the weather the hand I reach for, holding on together you move through storms in your own steady manner nobody anchors me like you, Dana

Outro

The salt will dry, the railing will rust but I'll still choose you, still and just

Verse 1

Dust hangs still between the sleeves Nobody else would ever stop Time slows down when you're the reason You make me forget the clock

Chorus

Dana, you're the quiet part No need to raise your voice at all Dana, you don't have to try You're steady when the rest might fall

Verse 2

You touch each cover like it matters Careful with the smallest things Nothing here is worth much money But you make it worth keeping

Pre-chorus

I keep watching how you choose Slow and sure with everything Something in me wants to stay here

Chorus

Dana, you're the quiet part No need to raise your voice at all Dana, you don't have to try You're steady when the rest might fall

Bridge

Nobody's filming this, no crowd Just light and dust and you and me This is the kind of love that lasts Plain as a Tuesday, quiet, free

Chorus

Dana, you're the quiet part No need to raise your voice at all Dana, you don't have to try You're steady when the rest might fall

Outro

Dust will settle where it wants I'll still be here, still loving you

Verse 1

Warm air fogs the wooden pane Water runs in a slow line You keep the small house growing Nothing in there but what's mine

Pre-chorus

Outside the frost is climbing Inside the green stays true Something in me keeps deciding

Chorus

Dana, you're the warmth that stays Steam on glass, a quiet plan Nobody built a room like this Nobody else but Dana can

Verse 2

You wipe the pane with your sleeve Just to see the rows still there Careful with the smallest things That's a kind of love, that care

Chorus

Dana, you're the warmth that stays Steam on glass, a quiet plan Nobody built a room like this Nobody else but Dana can

Bridge

Let the whole world turn to winter Let the frost take every field We've got heat enough between us Nothing out there gets to win

Chorus

Dana, you're the warmth that stays Steam on glass, a quiet plan Nobody built a room like this Nobody else but Dana can

Outro

Drops still run down the same pane Still your hand that wipes it clear

Verse 1

The window wears a frost as soft as sugar in the night and somewhere past the glass a small light flickers gold and slow that quiet orange glow is only saying its goodnight so let your breathing follow it, so easy and so low

Pre-chorus

The whole wide dark is folding down to just this little room and every flicker outside is settling like a hush so close your eyes and drift along before the quiet

Chorus

Dana, the night has wrapped you soft in amber light nothing can find you now, nothing can do you harm my Dana, the world outside has gone all still and bright sleep here where it is warm, safe here where it is warm

Verse 2

The frost keeps drawing patterns nobody has to see a hundred tiny stars that melt before the morning comes and every light outside is humming just for you and me a lullaby of orange while the whole street quietly hums

Chorus

Dana, the night has wrapped you soft in amber light nothing can find you now, nothing can do you harm my Dana, the world outside has gone all still and bright sleep here where it is warm, safe here where it is warm

Bridge

Even the glass has grown too tired to let the cold get through and every flicker out there only glows because of you

Chorus

Dana, the night has wrapped you soft in amber light nothing can find you now, nothing can do you harm my Dana, the world outside has gone all still and bright sleep here where it is warm, safe here where it is warm

Outro

The frost will still be there when you wake to greet the morning but for now the light is low and you are loved and sleeping

Verse 1

Somewhere the tracks are clicking soft through the sleeping fields far beyond the village where the last light yields the world keeps turning gently while you close your eyes and every quiet mile tonight to you it kneels

Chorus

Dana, Dana, rest your head down slow the whole wide night is humming just for you, Dana nothing out there means you harm hush now, let the dark be calm and let it go

Verse 2

The distant wheels are singing low along the line far beyond the fields where the stars quietly align you are wrapped up warmer than the night could ever be and nothing in the dark will cross that gentle sign

Pre-chorus

Let the far off engine hum you something true that you are loved beyond what any words could do and sleep is only night's own way of holding you

Chorus

Dana, Dana, rest your head down slow the whole wide night is humming just for you, Dana nothing out there means you harm hush now, let the dark be calm and let it go

Bridge

Every mile that train rolls on is one more mile of peace the fields breathe slow and let the small hours cease you are the reason this whole night feels safe and still

Chorus

Dana, Dana, rest your head down slow the whole wide night is humming just for you, Dana nothing out there means you harm hush now, let the dark be calm and let it go

Outro

Far off now the tracks have gone so quiet and so slow you are held here safely, and it's time to let go

Verse 1

White cotton lifts so slowly at the window near your bed Somewhere a quiet breeze is learning how to sing you down Your breathing finds the rhythm of the curtain's soft, slow spread Nothing in this whole wide house can wear away that crown

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the darkness hold you soft and slow Every worry of the day has somewhere far to go Feel the hush that's gathering to carry you below

Chorus

Dana, sleep is calling gently, like a tide upon the shore Rest here now, my little Hannah, wrapped in all this love and more Dana, dreams are waiting for you just beyond that quiet door You are safe here, always treasured, that has never changed before

Verse 2

Moonlight finds the cotton fabric, paints it silver, soft and pale Underneath these gentle covers, you can let your worries fail Every star tonight is watching, none will let this warmth grow stale You're the reason this whole evening feels like such a tender tale

Chorus

Dana, sleep is calling gently, like a tide upon the shore Rest here now, my little Hannah, wrapped in all this love and more Dana, dreams are waiting for you just beyond that quiet door You are safe here, always treasured, that has never changed before

Bridge

Hold this stillness like a promise nothing here will ever break No dawn arrives too early for the rest that you will take

Chorus

Dana, sleep is calling gently, like a tide upon the shore Rest here now, my little Hannah, wrapped in all this love and more Dana, dreams are waiting for you just beyond that quiet door You are safe here, always treasured, that has never changed before

Outro

Somewhere still that white cloth drifts on air both calm and slow You are held here, always, always, wherever you may go