Songs for Deborah

Verse 1

Dawn breaks over crates of oranges Boxes stacked up past the door You're already up and moving Working harder than before

Chorus

Deborah, we're lighting up the morning Grab a horn and bang a drum Nobody loud as you, Deborah Not one single, solitary one

Verse 2

You carry crates like they weigh nothing Steady hands and steady feet Somebody ought to stop and thank you For every load you never let us see

Pre-chorus

So we're stacking up the candles High as boxes, high as sky Count them down before we

Chorus

Deborah, we're lighting up the morning Grab a horn and bang a drum Nobody loud as you, Deborah Not one single, solitary one

Bridge

You don't ask for the spotlight You just show up and you shine So tonight we're turning every light on Just to prove that you're worth every line

Chorus

Deborah, we're lighting up the morning Grab a horn and bang a drum Nobody loud as you, Deborah Not one single, solitary one

Outro

Sun's up now on the oranges Stacked up high because you're here

Verse 1

Mud on the goalposts, sky still grey Nobody's out here, this early in the day But you're already standing, ready to play You never waited for a brighter day

Pre-chorus

We hear the whistle, feel it build Something in the quiet gets fulfilled Here comes the moment we've all been waiting for

Chorus

Deborah, the whole room's cheering Nobody's steadier, nobody's clearer We're all here to say we love you There's no one fairer, Deborah

Verse 2

You show up early, you show up true Rain never once made you late or blue The pitch stays empty till you walk through Then something in the day breaks new

Pre-chorus

We hear the whistle, feel it build Something in the quiet gets fulfilled Here comes the moment we've all been waiting for

Chorus

Deborah, the whole room's cheering Nobody's steadier, nobody's clearer We're all here to say we love you There's no one fairer, Deborah

Bridge

Grey skies never kept you home You turned the empty pitch to gold Every year you make it brighter You're the reason we all showed

Chorus

Deborah, the whole room's cheering Nobody's steadier, nobody's clearer We're all here to say we love you There's no one fairer, Deborah

Outro

The goalposts wait beneath the grey But you're the light that starts our day

Verse 1

You scrubbed the tiles till they gleamed Soap and water, best days seemed Bright by the fridge where you'd stand Making a home with your own hand

Pre-chorus

That kind of care don't stay hid Everybody sees what you did So let the whole room rise and sing

Chorus

Deborah, Deborah, look how you shine Nobody carries a room like you, Deborah Bearer of joy, a light and a friend Deborah, we're singing your name again

Verse 2

Floors got clean but that ain't the start You left your print on every heart Small little things that you always do Turns out they add up to you

Chorus

Deborah, Deborah, look how you shine Nobody carries a room like you, Deborah Bearer of joy, a light and a friend Deborah, we're singing your name again

Bridge

Clap for the hands that never stopped giving Clap for the heart behind all of that living Every soft thing you've done comes back around

Chorus

Deborah, Deborah, look how you shine Nobody carries a room like you, Deborah Bearer of joy, a light and a friend Deborah, we're singing your name again

Outro

Back by the fridge, the tiles still gleam Still shining bright as the day you're seen

Verse 1

We stood by the stack near the till Picked a paperback just for the thrill You held it up and caught my eye And I felt something settle inside

Pre-chorus

No one else would call this romance Just old books and a sideways glance But it's building to something more

Chorus

Deborah, you're the calm in the noise The steady hand among all my choices No one's kinder, no one's fairer Deborah, my quiet carer

Verse 2

You dog eared the page you loved best Read me the line, put the rest to rest I watched your mouth shape every word And I loved you more than I'd ever heard

Chorus

Deborah, you're the calm in the noise The steady hand among all my choices No one's kinder, no one's fairer Deborah, my quiet carer

Bridge

Some days are loud and some days are small This was a small one, that's all But I'll keep it close, I'll keep it near

Chorus

Deborah, you're the calm in the noise The steady hand among all my choices No one's kinder, no one's fairer Deborah, my quiet carer

Outro

Somewhere there's still that low wooden table And you, still the truest thing I'm able

Verse 1

Tall grass leans against the wall slow in the evening air I watch it bend and settle back and think of you out there

Pre-chorus

I've never needed much from days just something steady, something true and every quiet one I've had has led me back to you

Chorus

Deborah, you steady me like the wall holds up the field nobody else has ever been so certain, so unsealed

Verse 2

Some loves shout to make themselves known mine just stays and waits you never asked me to be loud you just left open the gates

Bridge

I don't need the wind to change or the grass to lie down flat I just need you standing there that's the whole of that

Chorus

Deborah, you steady me like the wall holds up the field nobody else has ever been so certain, so unsealed

Outro

The grass will keep on leaning slow against that same old wall

Verse 1

Rain came down and caught us both We ran the last street laughing hard Shook it off there on the mat Your coat hung close to mine, no gap

Pre-chorus

Water pooling where we stand Nothing planned and nothing rare Just this hallway, just your hand

Chorus

Deborah, you make this house a home No storm outside can leave us cold Every door feels right when you walk through Nobody's love has ever felt so bearer, Deborah

Verse 2

Years could pass and this stays true Boots kicked off, the kettle on We don't need a grand affair Just you here till morning's gone

Chorus

Deborah, you make this house a home No storm outside can leave us cold Every door feels right when you walk through Nobody's love has ever felt so bearer, Deborah

Bridge

Some folks chase the far and wide I found mine standing in the hall Wet coat, wild hair, that steady smile That's the whole world, that's it all

Chorus

Deborah, you make this house a home No storm outside can leave us cold Every door feels right when you walk through Nobody's love has ever felt so bearer, Deborah

Outro

Two coats still dripping by the door That's where I'll keep loving you, always more

Verse 1

Close your eyes now, let the carriage rock you slow Branches lean down low to keep the dark from reaching in You are held here, safer than the world could ever know Sleep is waiting soft and warm beneath your chin

Chorus

Deborah, my own, the night is gentle where you lie Nothing in the dark will ever come to find you here Hush now, Deborah, there is no need to cry Sleep is close and calm and you are always dear

Verse 2

Heavy branches bend to keep you shaded from the moon Every creak and sway is just the world rocking you to rest Somewhere far away the morning waits, but not too soon You are wrapped in dark that only means you're blessed

Pre-chorus

Feel the wheels go quiet as the road turns into dreaming Let your small hands loosen, let your breathing slow and fall Something soft is coming, something warm is gleaming

Chorus

Deborah, my own, the night is gentle where you lie Nothing in the dark will ever come to find you here Hush now, Deborah, there is no need to cry Sleep is close and calm and you are always dear

Bridge

No harm can climb this high, no cold can reach this deep Rest now, little one, there's nothing left to fear

Chorus

Deborah, my own, the night is gentle where you lie Nothing in the dark will ever come to find you here Hush now, Deborah, there is no need to cry Sleep is close and calm and you are always dear

Outro

Still the branches bend to shade the small and sleeping You are cradled safe while all the dark keeps quiet watch

Verse 1

Out on the wire the small birds fold their wings in brown feathers settling soft as evening starts to begin Everything outside is turning gentle, turning slow and here inside you're warm, and that's all you need to know

Pre-chorus

The wire hums quiet where the sleepy birds are pressed the sky is going grey and soon will give its best so let your breathing follow how the whole world starts to rest

Chorus

Deborah, the dusk is falling soft and slow you are the warmest thing that this old night could know Sleep now, Deborah, let the quiet be your friend you are held, you are loved, and this day has a gentle end

Verse 2

One bird leans closer to another on the line and that small nearness is a kind of gift, a sign Nothing has to happen now, nothing has to be just this hush, just this rest, just you close to me

Bridge

Whatever the day carried, it can lay itself down here every worry gets to rest now that the dark is near

Chorus

Deborah, the dusk is falling soft and slow you are the warmest thing that this old night could know Sleep now, Deborah, let the quiet be your friend you are held, you are loved, and this day has a gentle end

Outro

The wire will still be there come morning, the birds will fly away but you'll wake up loved the same as you were kept this way

Verse 1

Somewhere behind a wooden door a pendulum swings slow Keeping the time so softly that only love can hear Nothing will hurry tonight and nothing needs to go You are the calm at the centre, you are held so near

Pre-chorus

The house breathes low around you, every corner kind Every tick of the clock is folding the day away And still there is one more thing that waits for you to find

Chorus

Deborah, Deborah, sleep now, the night is fairer here Nothing can touch you while the dark stays warm and near Rest in the quiet that has always been your carer Deborah, you are the softest name I know how to say

Verse 2

The walnut cabinet gleams a little in the low light Steady as a heartbeat that never learned to race Sleep is only the hush that follows you through the night Wrapped in the same warm corner of a safe, small place

Chorus

Deborah, Deborah, sleep now, the night is fairer here Nothing can touch you while the dark stays warm and near Rest in the quiet that has always been your carer Deborah, you are the softest name I know how to say

Bridge

Let the slow swing carry every worry far from you Let the dark be gentle, let the dark be true

Chorus

Deborah, Deborah, sleep now, the night is fairer here Nothing can touch you while the dark stays warm and near Rest in the quiet that has always been your carer Deborah, you are the softest name I know how to say

Outro

Somewhere the pendulum swings on, keeping watch till light Sleep well, Deborah, you are safe within the night