Songs for Diego

Verse 1

Cups roll loose along the shoreline Tide keeps bringing back the same You keep turning up like sunshine Every year we say your name

Pre-chorus

Someone find the trumpets now Someone light the candles bright Here's the reason for tonight

Chorus

Diego, the room is calling your name Grab a cup and let it play so Every horn was built for this Diego, we won't let you weigh so

Verse 2

You never sit still for a minute Always first one up to dance Even sand can't hold a footprint Long as you don't waste the chance

Bridge

Blow the horns till the whole street hears it Let the cups go rolling free This is your day, wear it, share it We are glad that you're not away

Chorus

Diego, the room is calling your name Grab a cup and let it play so Every horn was built for this Diego, we won't let you weigh so

Outro

Tide will bring the same cups home You're the one we're glad to know

Verse 1

Streamers caught out by the water Tangled up where the reeds sway Somebody tied them there for you Because they never wanted you away

Chorus

Diego, stand up, let the bells ring Somebody's glad you came to stay Diego, we've been waiting all year To sing you round to another day

Verse 2

Every gate we've opened together Led us closer to today You're the reason the water shines You're the reason we don't drift away

Pre-chorus

Hold that breath before the singing Feel the room lean in to say Something bigger is about to break through

Chorus

Diego, stand up, let the bells ring Somebody's glad you came to stay Diego, we've been waiting all year To sing you round to another day

Bridge

Every year the current pulls us on But you're the one who makes us stay We'd tie a thousand ribbons to the gate Just to watch you light the way

Chorus

Diego, stand up, let the bells ring Somebody's glad you came to stay Diego, we've been waiting all year To sing you round to another day

Outro

Let the streamers loosen in the reeds We'll keep singing long as you obey go

Verse 1

Faded tiles by the deep end blue Kids still shouting like they used to Something in that sound stays true And half of it, somehow, is you

Chorus

Diego, here's to you today Every horn in town will play Diego, let the trumpets swing Nobody lights a room like you can bring

Verse 2

You always jumped in first, and loud You made the quiet corners proud Something about you draws a crowd Warm as a summer with no cloud

Pre-chorus

So pour it out and raise a glass Another year has come to pass Get ready, here's how we say go

Chorus

Diego, here's to you today Every horn in town will play Diego, let the trumpets swing Nobody lights a room like you can bring

Bridge

Every candle burning knows your name You never needed praise or fame Still the whole room feels the same Brighter simply cause you came

Chorus

Diego, here's to you today Every horn in town will play Diego, let the trumpets swing Nobody lights a room like you can bring

Outro

Somewhere kids still shout for you Deep end blue, and one more year through

Verse 1

I watched the pears give up their hold Falling soft where the grass grows old Nobody told them the ground was close I thought of you before I was told

Chorus

Diego, you're the weight I chose to carry Not a burden, never wary Something in you refused to let go Diego, still the one I won't let go

Verse 2

Some things fall and start to rot You stayed ripe in every spot I kept you closer than I should have said Love like yours, I never once forgot

Pre-chorus

I've seen sweetness turn to waste Seen it happen, seen it chased But you don't fade no matter how the light goes

Chorus

Diego, you're the weight I chose to carry Not a burden, never wary Something in you refused to let go Diego, still the one I won't let go

Bridge

Let the branch bend low with you on it I won't flinch, I won't regret it Every fall you've had, I caught you slow That's the only kind of love I know

Chorus

Diego, you're the weight I chose to carry Not a burden, never wary Something in you refused to let go Diego, still the one I won't let go

Outro

The grass is soft where good things land I'm glad you fell right in my hand

Verse 1

Two wool socks out on the wire Nothing fancy, nothing new Just hanging there through every weather That's how I feel when I'm with you

Pre-chorus

Simple things can hold on tight No need to shout it, no big show Something steady, something right

Chorus

Diego, you're the calm I choose Not the tango, not the show Just this steady thing between us Diego, I don't want to let go

Verse 2

Wind can pull at everything Some things still refuse to go You're the sock that stays clipped tightly When the weather turns to snow

Pre-chorus

Simple things can hold on tight No need to shout it, no big show Something steady, something right

Chorus

Diego, you're the calm I choose Not the tango, not the show Just this steady thing between us Diego, I don't want to let go

Bridge

Some loves burn like fireworks do Mine just hangs here, plain and true I'm not looking for Chicago I'm just looking straight at you

Chorus

Diego, you're the calm I choose Not the tango, not the show Just this steady thing between us Diego, I don't want to let go

Outro

Two wool socks still on that wire Still there, however the winds blow

Verse 1

I know the track before I look you find the way I overlook your steps are certain, sure and slow and I trust wherever you go

Chorus

Diego, you're the path I chose the way the quiet gladness grows no map could hold what I feel now Diego, you still show me how

Verse 2

The gorse can hide the way ahead but you walk on with steady tread I follow, never think it strange you make the hard ground feel like grace

Pre-chorus

I've walked this ground a hundred times but never tire of how it winds because you're waiting at the end

Chorus

Diego, you're the path I chose the way the quiet gladness grows no map could hold what I feel now Diego, you still show me how

Bridge

Some loves are loud, some fade too fast but you're the kind that's built to last no letting go, no turning back

Chorus

Diego, you're the path I chose the way the quiet gladness grows no map could hold what I feel now Diego, you still show me how

Outro

I'll walk this track till both feet know it still glad it led me straight to you, Diego

Verse 1

Heavy drops are sliding down the dirty pane tonight Slipping past the curtain in their soft and silver light Nothing in the dark outside can ever reach this bed And you are held so closely that the whole world feels alright

Pre-chorus

Let the rain keep falling, it can only sing to you Every drop is humming something warm and something true And it's calling softly for your eyes to close and stay

Chorus

Diego, close your eyes and let the night just gently sway Nothing in this whole wide world could ever pull you far away You are loved beyond the reach of any storm that comes to play So rest now, little Diego, till the morning finds its way

Verse 2

Somewhere past the curtain all the world has slowed to grey Every drop that lands there seems to whisper hush and stay You don't need to hear it, you are wrapped in something deeper Just the sound of breathing where the quiet loves to stay

Pre-chorus

Let the rain keep falling, it can only sing to you Every drop is humming something warm and something true And it's calling softly for your eyes to close and stay

Chorus

Diego, close your eyes and let the night just gently sway Nothing in this whole wide world could ever pull you far away You are loved beyond the reach of any storm that comes to play So rest now, little Diego, till the morning finds its way

Bridge

Every drop that falls tonight was only sent to say You are held, you are certain, you are safe as safe can be

Chorus

Diego, close your eyes and let the night just gently sway Nothing in this whole wide world could ever pull you far away You are loved beyond the reach of any storm that comes to play So rest now, little Diego, till the morning finds its way

Outro

The rain will keep on sliding down that same old dirty pane And you'll be sleeping softly, safe and warm, until the day

Verse 1

Somewhere by the door a straw broom leans and waits for morning Warmth is climbing quiet from the radiator's yellow glow Nothing in this room has anywhere at all to hurry Close your eyes now, let the soft light rock you slow

Pre-chorus

Every corner of this house has settled into stillness Even shadows curl up gentle where the warm light lies Rest is coming closer now, so let your breathing follow

Chorus

Diego, the dark is only kindness wrapped around you Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will ask you to stay so Sleep is just a warm room where the quiet loves to hold you Diego, drift on gently, let the soft night carry you away so

Verse 2

Someone swept this floor with care before the light went low Now the broom just rests against the wall and dreams of day You are held the same way, safe against the warmth beside you Nothing asks you for a single thing tonight but stay so

Chorus

Diego, the dark is only kindness wrapped around you Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will ask you to stay so Sleep is just a warm room where the quiet loves to hold you Diego, drift on gently, let the soft night carry you away so

Bridge

Hush now, little breath, the whole house holds its glow for you Warmth was always waiting here to gather you and stay

Chorus

Diego, the dark is only kindness wrapped around you Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will ask you to stay so Sleep is just a warm room where the quiet loves to hold you Diego, drift on gently, let the soft night carry you away so

Outro

Somewhere still the broom leans warm against the fading glow Sleep now, you are held here, safe as anything can be so

Verse 1

I watch the soot come drifting down so slow and light it settles soft as feathers on the edge of night You breathe as gentle as that hush inside the flue and all the warmth still left is only kept for you

Pre-chorus

The bricks are cooling now, the fire has had its say the whole house folds itself around the end of day and something in me settles when I watch you this way

Chorus

Diego, close your eyes and let the evening say go the dark is only velvet, it will never weigh so Sleep now, little one, and let your worries stay so far Diego, you're the softest light of any star

Verse 2

Somewhere up the chimney one last curl of smoke will rise it carries all the noise away and clears the skies You settle deeper into blankets, warm and true and every quiet corner of this house loves you

Pre-chorus

The bricks are cooling now, the fire has had its say the whole house folds itself around the end of day and something in me settles when I watch you this way

Chorus

Diego, close your eyes and let the evening say go the dark is only velvet, it will never weigh so Sleep now, little one, and let your worries stay so far Diego, you're the softest light of any star

Bridge

Nothing in the shadows means to steal away your rest I am right beside you, holding all that's best Let the falling quiet carry you away so far safe as embers glowing underneath a star

Chorus

Diego, close your eyes and let the evening say go the dark is only velvet, it will never weigh so Sleep now, little one, and let your worries stay so far Diego, you're the softest light of any star

Outro

The soot has settled softly, and the flue is still and grey so rest now, dear Diego, till the morning finds its way