Songs for Doreen

Verse 1

Boots kicked off by the door Left in a pile so high Every mark tells a story Of the days that you get by

Pre-chorus

Here's to the mess you made Here's to the mile you ran Something is starting to build

Chorus

Doreen, light up the room tonight Everybody's calling your name Nobody shines quite like you Doreen, you make the whole night flame

Verse 2

You tracked the whole world in Right through the kitchen floor Never once slowed your step Never waited by the door

Pre-chorus

Here's to the mess you made Here's to the mile you ran Something is starting to build

Chorus

Doreen, light up the room tonight Everybody's calling your name Nobody shines quite like you Doreen, you make the whole night flame

Bridge

Every year you leave your mark Every year you dance in deep Nothing about you sits still Nothing about you sleeps

Chorus

Doreen, light up the room tonight Everybody's calling your name Nobody shines quite like you Doreen, you make the whole night flame

Outro

Pile those shoes by the step Home is wherever you've been

Verse 1

Glasses stack up by the copper glow Empty now but the night was full You keep filling rooms wherever you go Nobody here wants to leave, or pull

Pre-chorus

Something in you lights the room like that Warmth that spreads before you know it's spread We're all leaning in, we're gathered round

Chorus

Doreen, Doreen, we're singing your name Loud enough to shake the ceiling clean Nobody shines the way you came Stand up now and take your bow, Doreen

Verse 2

You never let a glass sit empty long Somebody's always laughing at your side We raise our voices up into this song Because you make the ordinary wide

Bridge

Another year stacked up like all the rest Every single one of them your best

Chorus

Doreen, Doreen, we're singing your name Loud enough to shake the ceiling clean Nobody shines the way you came Stand up now and take your bow, Doreen

Outro

The glasses will get stacked again We'll fill them up and cheer, Doreen

Verse 1

They stacked the chairs against the hoop cleared the whole court just for you someone strung the lights up high tonight the game is standing by

Pre-chorus

Everybody's waiting on the signal count it down before the music swells we're holding breath until it's real

Chorus

Doreen, step into the light this whole court is yours tonight we came here to make some noise for the one who steals the joy

Verse 2

No ball tonight, just you and us dancing where the players run someone's phone is playing loud we brought the whole street to this crowd

Pre-chorus

Everybody's waiting on the signal count it down before the music swells we're holding breath until it's real

Chorus

Doreen, step into the light this whole court is yours tonight we came here to make some noise for the one who steals the joy

Bridge

However far however long you're still the one who starts the song blow it out, make your wish the whole court's cheering, don't miss this

Chorus

Doreen, step into the light this whole court is yours tonight we came here to make some noise for the one who steals the joy

Outro

We'll stack the chairs and dim the light but you're still shining past tonight

Verse 1

Two mugs sit close on the table Steam rising slow between the piles You sort the bills, calm and able I watch you and forget the miles

Pre-chorus

It's nothing grand, just Tuesday light No plans to make, no case to prove Just you beside me, holding tight

Chorus

Doreen, you make the small hours kind Nothing here feels rushed or thin With you the noise falls far behind Doreen, this is where I've always been

Verse 2

The numbers climb but you stay steady Your pen taps soft against the pad I reach across when I feel ready And you just smile like it's not sad

Pre-chorus

It's nothing grand, just Tuesday light No plans to make, no case to prove Just you beside me, holding tight

Chorus

Doreen, you make the small hours kind Nothing here feels rushed or thin With you the noise falls far behind Doreen, this is where I've always been

Bridge

No candles lit, no speech to give Just coffee going cold with you This ordinary way to live

Chorus

Doreen, you make the small hours kind Nothing here feels rushed or thin With you the noise falls far behind Doreen, this is where I've always been

Outro

Two mugs still warm on the table One life, still adding up to you

Verse 1

Two coats dripping on one hook Your sleeve pressed close to mine Nothing about tonight was planned But you make the waiting fine

Chorus

Doreen, I found my way home to you Through the wind and the rain and the cold You are the warmth behind the door Doreen, you never once grow old

Verse 2

Water pools beneath our boots The hallway smells like rain You laugh and shake it from your hair And I forget my own name

Pre-chorus

I have hung my coat here for years And still my hands go slow Because being near you does that

Chorus

Doreen, I found my way home to you Through the wind and the rain and the cold You are the warmth behind the door Doreen, you never once grow old

Bridge

Some loves shout, some loves keep quiet Ours just hangs there, patient, sure Like wool coats drying side by side Plain, and needing nothing more

Chorus

Doreen, I found my way home to you Through the wind and the rain and the cold You are the warmth behind the door Doreen, you never once grow old

Outro

One hook, two coats, still dripping And I would choose this every time

Verse 1

Wet leaves stuck to the old shovel handle Rust on my hands, and I didn't mind I was thinking of you the whole time A small thing, but it made me stand still

Pre-chorus

I don't need much to remember you Just rain and the smell of the ground You're always the thought I come back to

Chorus

Doreen, you're the calm in my weather Nobody holds me steady like you do You showed up quiet, and you stayed true Doreen, I'd choose you altogether

Verse 2

Years fold over like leaves in autumn Still I find you underneath them all You never asked me to be anything but honest And I have loved you plain and small

Chorus

Doreen, you're the calm in my weather Nobody holds me steady like you do You showed up quiet, and you stayed true Doreen, I'd choose you altogether

Bridge

I've seen you tired, I've seen you certain Both times you looked like home to me There's nothing shining, nothing hidden Just you, and how you let me see

Chorus

Doreen, you're the calm in my weather Nobody holds me steady like you do You showed up quiet, and you stayed true Doreen, I'd choose you altogether

Outro

Somewhere a shovel rusts in the rain I'm still glad I thought of your name

Verse 1

Somewhere a long oar leans on a bench in the dark its journey is finished, its work for the day is through and just like that oar you can lay down the weight you carry there's nothing tonight that is asking a thing of you

Pre-chorus

The water has settled, the current has let you go the house holds its breath and the lamp is burning low close your eyes now, love, and drift where the quiet leads

Chorus

Sleep now, Doreen, in the hush of the falling night you are held here safe till the morning comes with light Doreen, my dear one, let the whole wide world stand still there is nowhere calmer than this warm and sheltered sill

Verse 2

The damp wood remembers the hands that carried it home and I remember every small breath you have ever drawn you don't have to travel another inch before the morning just rest where you are until the first grey line of dawn

Chorus

Sleep now, Doreen, in the hush of the falling night you are held here safe till the morning comes with light Doreen, my dear one, let the whole wide world stand still there is nowhere calmer than this warm and sheltered sill

Bridge

No river tonight, no far shore to reach only this room, only breath, only sleep

Chorus

Sleep now, Doreen, in the hush of the falling night you are held here safe till the morning comes with light Doreen, my dear one, let the whole wide world stand still there is nowhere calmer than this warm and sheltered sill

Outro

The oar rests still, and so, my Doreen, do you safe on the bench of night till morning comes through

Verse 1

A little blue torch is glowing soft upon your pillowcase and all of the shadows in the room have found their place you watch the small circle drifting slow across the sheet and everything about this moment feels unhurried and complete

Pre-chorus

The house has gone quiet and the window's turned to grey so let the last light of the day just drift away and settle here with me while the dark comes creeping in

Chorus

Doreen, you are the softest thing this house has ever seen close your eyes now, let the night be calm and clean nothing in this darkness ever needs to come between you and this quiet, you and this warm serene

Verse 2

The torchlight makes a small moon on the corner of your bed a gentle little glow to rest so near your sleepy head you do not need the brightness of the whole wide sky above just this one small beam, and all this steady love

Pre-chorus

The house has gone quiet and the window's turned to grey so let the last light of the day just drift away and settle here with me while the dark comes creeping in

Chorus

Doreen, you are the softest thing this house has ever seen close your eyes now, let the night be calm and clean nothing in this darkness ever needs to come between you and this quiet, you and this warm serene

Bridge

Let the torch dim slow until the room is soft and blue there is nothing in this whole wide night that means you harm you are held here safely, and that will always still be true

Chorus

Doreen, you are the softest thing this house has ever seen close your eyes now, let the night be calm and clean nothing in this darkness ever needs to come between you and this quiet, you and this warm serene

Outro

The little torch is dimming now, its light gone soft and small sleep on, Doreen, I will be watching over all

Verse 1

Softly the blanket is slipping down the old wooden chair Sinking like breath does when nothing is left to prove or bear Doreen, your small hands have loosened, your day has come undone Nothing tonight could be gentler than the hush that we share

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house has grown quiet and warm around your head Wrapped in the wool and the candlelight low beside your bed Rest is a river that's rising to carry you along

Chorus

Doreen, my darling, the dark is a friend come to stay Nobody's calling you back into the noise of the day Doreen, you're held here as safe as a seed in the ground Sleep is a colour that's soft and it's yours, come what may

Verse 2

Down the wool goes, easing over the arm like a sigh Nothing that's loved ever really says a final goodbye Doreen, you're stitched into something that won't come apart Even the shadows are humming a low lullaby

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house has grown quiet and warm around your head Wrapped in the wool and the candlelight low beside your bed Rest is a river that's rising to carry you along

Chorus

Doreen, my darling, the dark is a friend come to stay Nobody's calling you back into the noise of the day Doreen, you're held here as safe as a seed in the ground Sleep is a colour that's soft and it's yours, come what may

Bridge

Let every worry unravel and drop to the floor You are the warmth that this whole quiet room is here for

Chorus

Doreen, my darling, the dark is a friend come to stay Nobody's calling you back into the noise of the day Doreen, you're held here as safe as a seed in the ground Sleep is a colour that's soft and it's yours, come what may

Outro

Somewhere the blanket has settled, still warm on the chair Sleep well, Doreen, you are held, you are loved, you are there