Songs for Dean

Verse 1

You split the roll in two again Folded the paper down to the seam Never once counted who had more That's how I learned what your love could mean

Pre-chorus

Small things you do without a sound Never asking to be found Building something safe and keen

Chorus

Dean, you keep the world from spinning wild Steady as a hand, gentle as a child I have never needed to be seen Long as I've got you here, Dean

Verse 2

Grease soaked through the paper thin Nothing fancy, we just tucked right in You always give the bigger share Like it costs you nothing to care

Pre-chorus

Small things you do without a sound Never asking to be found Building something safe and keen

Chorus

Dean, you keep the world from spinning wild Steady as a hand, gentle as a child I have never needed to be seen Long as I've got you here, Dean

Bridge

No one else would notice this How you hand me half like it's no loss This is how I know it's real Not the words, but how you make me feel

Chorus

Dean, you keep the world from spinning wild Steady as a hand, gentle as a child I have never needed to be seen Long as I've got you here, Dean

Outro

Fold the paper, keep the crease Half a roll and I'm at peace

Verse 1

Wind is pulling at the railing Orange jackets stacked up tight Everything out here keeps moving But you hold steady in my sight

Pre-chorus

I keep looking for the words Something plain that still feels true There's a calm that comes with knowing

Chorus

Dean, you keep me on the green Steady when the wind gets mean Nothing fancy, nothing keen Just the calm that you have been, Dean

Verse 2

Some days loud and some days quiet Doesn't matter which we've seen You're the one thing I come back to Out of everywhere I've been

Chorus

Dean, you keep me on the green Steady when the wind gets mean Nothing fancy, nothing keen Just the calm that you have been, Dean

Bridge

No need to shout it from a height No need to make a scene I just want to stand here with you However long that means

Chorus

Dean, you keep me on the green Steady when the wind gets mean Nothing fancy, nothing keen Just the calm that you have been, Dean

Outro

Let the wind keep pulling at the railing I'm not going anywhere from here

Verse 1

Streetlamp caught the wet handles bright Bicycles leaned by the iron gate light I stood there waiting, not sure what to say You came round the corner and made it feel right

Pre-chorus

I have known plain evenings before Nothing much happened, nothing much more Then you walked up and I wanted a whole lot more

Chorus

Dean, you steady me like nothing has There is no rush, there is no fuss with you, Dean You make the ordinary scene Feel like the best one I have seen

Verse 2

Rain kept falling soft on the street Nothing about that night was neat I watched you laugh at something small And thought, this is the one thing I need

Bridge

Some loves shout and some loves lean I will take the quiet kind with you, Dean Not every good thing has to be keen Some just settle in and stay clean

Chorus

Dean, you steady me like nothing has There is no rush, there is no fuss with you, Dean You make the ordinary scene Feel like the best one I have seen

Outro

Wet handles still shine by that gate You are still the one I am glad I did not miss, Dean

Verse 1

Soft grey wool is dragging slowly over your little feet Somewhere far a clock is counting out a hush so sweet Warmth is folding round you closer than it's ever been Nothing in this room tonight will pull you from your sleep

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the day go drifting out of sight Every worry loosens slow beneath the gentle light Hold this breath and float along, it's carrying you to

Chorus

Dean, the dark is only softness wrapping you in calm Quiet holds you like a slow and steady kind of psalm Nothing sharp can find you here, no reason to be keen Rest now, Dean, this whole wide night belongs to you alone

Verse 2

Wool socks warm and heavy settle like a small caress Breathing slows to match the hush that fills this dim recess You are held by everything this quiet room has seen Sleep is only kindness folding gently round your chest

Chorus

Dean, the dark is only softness wrapping you in calm Quiet holds you like a slow and steady kind of psalm Nothing sharp can find you here, no reason to be keen Rest now, Dean, this whole wide night belongs to you alone

Bridge

Every thread of grey has wrapped you soft and slow tonight Let it carry you where dreaming waits so warm and mild

Chorus

Dean, the dark is only softness wrapping you in calm Quiet holds you like a slow and steady kind of psalm Nothing sharp can find you here, no reason to be keen Rest now, Dean, this whole wide night belongs to you alone

Outro

Grey wool settles still and quiet where your feet once stirred Sleep now, Dean, you're held by every soft and gentle word

Verse 1

The lace lifts soft against the old brass frame tonight and midnight settles gentle round this quiet room you're curled up warm beneath the blankets, out of sight held safer than the moon is held above the gloom

Pre-chorus

Every breath of wind that finds its way inside carries nothing but a hush to keep you still and folds around the dark you'll never need to hide

Chorus

Dean, the night has wrapped its arms around this house nothing here will stir until the morning's seen every corner soft and still as a sleeping mouse close your eyes now, Dean, and drift on in between

Verse 2

The brass frame holds the window like a promise kept while shadows on the wall lie down to rest as well you are the reason this whole house has gently slept wrapped inside a calm that no one else could tell

Bridge

Let the curtain breathe for you while you let go you are loved beyond what any words could show

Chorus

Dean, the night has wrapped its arms around this house nothing here will stir until the morning's seen every corner soft and still as a sleeping mouse close your eyes now, Dean, and drift on in between

Outro

The lace will still be lifting when the dark turns thin rest now, you are already safe within

Verse 1

Soft light spills across the steps where small feet used to roam Golden as a lantern guiding weary travellers home You are wrapped in quiet now, no need to make a sound Close your eyes, my darling Dean, let sleep come gathering round

Chorus

Dean, the night is holding you so gently in its arms Dean, you're safe within these walls, away from all alarms Nothing here can trouble you, no shadow, no machine Rest your head and drift away, my quiet, steady Dean

Verse 2

Three small steps are waiting there beneath that yellow glow Patient as a promise that tomorrow's soft and slow You have run them, climbed them, tumbled laughing down their spine Now they wait in stillness while you rest this heart of mine

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the humming carry every worry far Breathe it slow, my darling, underneath a sleepy star Let your eyelids soften as the evening pulls you in

Chorus

Dean, the night is holding you so gently in its arms Dean, you're safe within these walls, away from all alarms Nothing here can trouble you, no shadow, no machine Rest your head and drift away, my quiet, steady Dean

Bridge

Somewhere down the hallway, a small light stays turned low Watching over dreaming with a warmth that will not go You are held, you are certain, you are wanted every day

Chorus

Dean, the night is holding you so gently in its arms Dean, you're safe within these walls, away from all alarms Nothing here can trouble you, no shadow, no machine Rest your head and drift away, my quiet, steady Dean

Outro

Pale light still rests upon those steps you'll climb another day Sleep now, little Dean, while all the world stays far away