Songs for Dave

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up on the platform Waiting there since half past eight Everyone came out to see you Nobody wants to be late

Pre-chorus

We've been counting down the hours Holding on to what we crave One more minute till we say it

Chorus

Dave, you're the one we came for Every candle, every wave Something in the way you show up Makes us glad we came, oh Dave

Verse 2

You could travel every station Still we'd meet you at the gate Nothing packed away could hold you You were always worth the wait

Pre-chorus

We've been counting down the hours Holding on to what we crave One more minute till we say it

Chorus

Dave, you're the one we came for Every candle, every wave Something in the way you show up Makes us glad we came, oh Dave

Bridge

Let the whole platform hear it Shout it till the rafters shake You're the reason we all gathered Blow the candles, make a wish, Dave

Chorus

Dave, you're the one we came for Every candle, every wave Something in the way you show up Makes us glad we came, oh Dave

Outro

Boxes still stacked on the platform Nothing left to wait for now

Verse 1

Bags on the backseat rustling loud Windows down, we're rolling free You picked the snacks, you picked the road Nobody drives like you drive me

Pre-chorus

Something's building up inside Feels like the whole car knows Tonight we're singing loud and wide

Chorus

Happy birthday, Dave, you rowdy soul We're shouting it out, we won't behave Every mile tonight we own Nobody's birthday shines like Dave

Verse 2

You crank the radio, sing off key Laughing hard at your own joke You're the reason this old car flies You're the best part of the smoke

Bridge

Candles catch like headlights bright We'll cheer you til the morning wakes Thankful for another year with you tonight Grateful for the noise you make

Chorus

Happy birthday, Dave, you rowdy soul We're shouting it out, we won't behave Every mile tonight we own Nobody's birthday shines like Dave

Outro

Bags still rustling on the seat Dave, you make the whole road sweet

Verse 1

Knives left beside the crumbs Someone's already had their fun Table looks like a party crashed through You always come and you always stay

Pre-chorus

We know that grin from a mile away We save the seat, we know you'll stay So lift your glass, get ready to

Chorus

Happy birthday, Dave, you brave old thing Nobody lights a room like you can, Dave We'd cross an ocean wave for you Here's to the mess that only Dave could leave

Verse 2

Butter melting slow on the plate Somebody stayed till much too late That's the shape of a good night through And it always circles back to you

Pre-chorus

We know that grin from a mile away We save the seat, we know you'll stay So lift your glass, get ready to

Chorus

Happy birthday, Dave, you brave old thing Nobody lights a room like you can, Dave We'd cross an ocean wave for you Here's to the mess that only Dave could leave

Bridge

Every year we crowd round the same old chair Just to have you sitting there No candle burns as bright as this We're glad you're here, we'd have missed you

Chorus

Happy birthday, Dave, you brave old thing Nobody lights a room like you can, Dave We'd cross an ocean wave for you Here's to the mess that only Dave could leave

Outro

Leave the knives beside the crumbs We'll clear it up once the party's done

Verse 1

Sand still holds the shape we made Two lines walking, none alone Every step you took, I stayed Something steady in the unknown

Pre-chorus

Tide keeps coming, wants to erase But I would follow through the waves There's no version of this place

Chorus

Dave, you're the one I chose to save Nothing careless in the way I feel Not some picture that I crave You are steady, you are real

Verse 2

Wind could take the prints tonight I don't need them to stay true What I need is you beside Walking on when skies turn grey too

Bridge

Water's cold but I don't turn back Your hand is warm, that's enough I'm not scared of what we lack

Chorus

Dave, you're the one I chose to save Nothing careless in the way I feel Not some picture that I crave You are steady, you are real

Outro

Waves will come and take the sand But I still know where your prints stand

Verse 1

Water finds the gap above us You laugh like it's nothing Our shoes are soaked through already I wouldn't leave this spot for shelter

Chorus

Dave, you keep me standing here Even when the rain won't clear Something in you makes me stay Dave, you're the reason I don't fear

Verse 2

You shift your weight to block the wind Give me the driest half you've got I watch you do it without asking It's a small thing, but it isn't small

Pre-chorus

I could name a hundred safer places But none of them have your two hands And none of them are pulling me in

Chorus

Dave, you keep me standing here Even when the rain won't clear Something in you makes me stay Dave, you're the reason I don't fear

Bridge

Let the water find us out We'll be soaked but we'll be brave There's no roof I need but you No shelter better than this cave

Chorus

Dave, you keep me standing here Even when the rain won't clear Something in you makes me stay Dave, you're the reason I don't fear

Outro

Our shoes will dry by morning But this feeling's here to stay

Verse 1

I walk out early, half asleep the frost still holds the field it keeps but I am thinking of your face the way you steady every place

Pre-chorus

I never planned to need this much one voice, one name, one certain touch and now I'm walking straight to you

Chorus

Dave, you're the ground I keep coming back to Dave, every path I walk leads to you you make the cold mean something warm you are the calm inside the storm

Verse 2

The lines I leave are straight and true because I'm only walking to you no wandering, no second guess just one direction: yours, no less

Pre-chorus

I never planned to need this much one voice, one name, one certain touch and now I'm walking straight to you

Chorus

Dave, you're the ground I keep coming back to Dave, every path I walk leads to you you make the cold mean something warm you are the calm inside the storm

Bridge

Let the whole field turn to white I'll still find you before first light some things don't fade, they just hold on that's you and me, still here at dawn

Chorus

Dave, you're the ground I keep coming back to Dave, every path I walk leads to you you make the cold mean something warm you are the calm inside the storm

Outro

The frost will melt, the lines will fade but I'll still walk the path I made

Verse 1

Rain slides slow on the window by your bed tonight Every drop finds a path down to the sill Streetlamps blur into soft and golden light You are wrapped up warm and lying still

Pre-chorus

Somewhere out there the whole wide world is turning Here in this room the hours move so slow Close your eyes now, let the quiet keep you glowing

Chorus

Dave, the night has come to hold you close Nothing out there can reach you here, my Dave Sleep is a boat and you're the one it's carrying Rest easy now, you're safe in every wave

Verse 2

Somewhere a light goes flickering down the street Somewhere the wind is humming low and long You don't need to hear it, you're tucked in so sweet Wrapped in the hush of a soft small song

Bridge

Let every worry drift like rain down glass Let the whole loud day just gently pass

Chorus

Dave, the night has come to hold you close Nothing out there can reach you here, my Dave Sleep is a boat and you're the one it's carrying Rest easy now, you're safe in every wave

Outro

The rain still slides down the glass so slow You are held here, and loved, wherever you go

Verse 1

The grey quilt loosens its threads across your little bed One soft strand at a time, unwinding by your head Sleepy houses hush and dim the last of the light Let it fall around you soft as everything unsaid

Pre-chorus

Every thread that slips away was holding something dear Wrapping you up tighter as the dark comes near So close your eyes, my love, and let me bring you here

Chorus

Dave, I will hold the warmth for you tonight Long after every candle dims its light Curled up safe where nothing needs to move You are the reason soft and still feels right

Verse 2

The wool unravels slow like breathing settling deep and low One loop returning gently to the place it used to know Nothing here will fray you, nothing here will go You are wrapped in something older than the snow

Bridge

Rest inside the quiet that the falling thread has made Nothing in this room will ever let you fade

Chorus

Dave, I will hold the warmth for you tonight Long after every candle dims its light Curled up safe where nothing needs to move You are the reason soft and still feels right

Outro

The last loose thread has settled soft across your sleeping chest Sleep now, Dave, you are the warmest thing I ever held to rest

Verse 1

A thin gold line is creeping underneath the door tonight It tells you someone's near and everything is safe and right The hallway hums so soft, the whole house breathes and settles down Close your eyes now, let the quiet gather all around

Pre-chorus

The floorboards creak so gently just outside your room Nothing in this house would ever bring you harm or gloom So let the hush roll in like water, slow and true

Chorus

Dave, the light is low and warm and spilling just for you Sleep now, little one, there's nothing you need to do Dave, you're held here safer than a stone inside a wall Rest inside this glow, it will not fade or fall

Verse 2

The night outside is wide but here the walls are close and kind Every shadow in this room has you upon its mind Rain is tapping soft against the window, keeping time Sleep will come and find you gentle, easy as a rhyme

Pre-chorus

The floorboards creak so gently just outside your room Nothing in this house would ever bring you harm or gloom So let the hush roll in like water, slow and true

Chorus

Dave, the light is low and warm and spilling just for you Sleep now, little one, there's nothing you need to do Dave, you're held here safer than a stone inside a wall Rest inside this glow, it will not fade or fall

Bridge

Nobody needs to tell the dark to keep its distance now It knows this room is loved, it knows just how You are the reason every light stays lit and low

Chorus

Dave, the light is low and warm and spilling just for you Sleep now, little one, there's nothing you need to do Dave, you're held here safer than a stone inside a wall Rest inside this glow, it will not fade or fall

Outro

The gold line under the door will still be there at dawn Sleep on, Dave, love was here before you and it carries on