Songs for Dustin

Verse 1

Floor polish and a paper crown Someone's turned the music down We set up chairs just for tonight But really we came for you

Chorus

Dustin, get up on the floor We've been waiting to shout for more This whole room came here trustin' You'd light it up like before

Verse 2

Banners faded, tape half gone Somebody left the candles on We didn't come here for the cake We came because it's you

Pre-chorus

Hear that bassline start to climb Feel it building right on time Something's turning, catch the beat

Chorus

Dustin, get up on the floor We've been waiting to shout for more This whole room came here trustin' You'd light it up like before

Bridge

Every year we dust off this old hall Every year you're the best part of it all Spin us round till the tables shake

Chorus

Dustin, get up on the floor We've been waiting to shout for more This whole room came here trustin' You'd light it up like before

Outro

Fold the tables, dim the lights Save this feeling for next time

Verse 1

Frost is climbing up the glass Coins are dropping in the box Every trip we've taken here Led me straight back to your knock

Pre-chorus

Something warm is breaking through Cutting through the morning chill Feels like you are almost here

Chorus

Dustin, wipe the window clean Let the light come pouring in Every year that you've been round Only makes this harder trustin'

Verse 2

Bus is rattling down the road Pennies rolling out of reach Still I'd empty every pocket Just to hear you laugh at me

Bridge

Here's to the glass that clears Here's to the fare paid twice Here's to another year Of you being worth the price

Chorus

Dustin, wipe the window clean Let the light come pouring in Every year that you've been round Only makes this harder trustin'

Outro

Frost is melting off the glass Here's to you, however long

Verse 1

Oranges peeled on the checkered cloth Knife laid down, we ain't in no rush You walk in and the whole room lifts Feel the love comin' off like gifts

Chorus

Dustin, Dustin, light up the room Cake ain't cut but we feel it soon Nobody else could make us this glad Dustin's the best thing this table's had

Verse 2

Sweet little mess on the table there Sunshine caught in the kitchen air You make the ordinary feel like gold Same warm heart every year that's told

Pre-chorus

Something in the air keeps liftin' higher Something in your laugh keeps the whole house fire We been waitin' all day to say it loud

Chorus

Dustin, Dustin, light up the room Cake ain't cut but we feel it soon Nobody else could make us this glad Dustin's the best thing this table's had

Bridge

No dust settlin' on a name like this Every candle lit just for your wish We keep trustin' you'll light the way again

Chorus

Dustin, Dustin, light up the room Cake ain't cut but we feel it soon Nobody else could make us this glad Dustin's the best thing this table's had

Outro

Knife still restin' on the checkered cloth Peel back the year, love never gets lost

Verse 1

Two blankets rest on the damp wood Warm from the fire we made I didn't plan on needing you But here I am, unafraid

Pre-chorus

You don't ask me to be certain You just stay close while I learn Something in me keeps turning toward you

Chorus

Dustin, you're the calm I'm trustin' Sparks go up but you stay near Nothing fancy, nothing rustin' Just this quiet, and you here

Verse 2

Some nights I don't say much at all You never make me explain You let the silence hold us both Like it's not empty, just plain

Bridge

I'm done adjustin' who I should be You take the version that stayed There's no performance left in me Just you, and the fire we made

Chorus

Dustin, you're the calm I'm trustin' Sparks go up but you stay near Nothing fancy, nothing rustin' Just this quiet, and you here

Outro

The logs are low, the sparks still climb You're still the warmest thing I've found

Verse 1

You grow on me like moss on wood Slow and sure, no need to rush Something soft in what withstood I found my calm inside your hush

Pre-chorus

The rope keeps tapping, steady, low Like a pulse that won't let go And I feel something starting to

Chorus

Dustin, you're the one I'm trustin' Through the quiet, through the grey Every plank a little rustin' Still I wouldn't look away

Verse 2

You never asked to be my anchor Still you held me just the same Some loves shout and some grow quieter Yours came soft and learned my name

Pre-chorus

The rope keeps tapping, steady, low Like a pulse that won't let go And I feel something starting to

Chorus

Dustin, you're the one I'm trustin' Through the quiet, through the grey Every plank a little rustin' Still I wouldn't look away

Bridge

No need for waves to prove it's real Some love just sits, and holds, and stays I've learned the slowest things I feel Are stronger than the loudest days

Chorus

Dustin, you're the one I'm trustin' Through the quiet, through the grey Every plank a little rustin' Still I wouldn't look away

Outro

The moss still holds the wood together You still hold me, just the same

Verse 1

I hear you before I see you Tires on white gravel, soft and slow That sodium light keeps flickering And still I know it's you

Pre-chorus

Every time you come round that bend Something in my chest gives in I'm already halfway to you

Chorus

Dustin, you're the sound I wait for Steady as that engine, low and sure Nobody else could hold me this way Dustin, I was made for you

Verse 2

You cut the engine, kill the light Sit there a second before you move Like you're finishing a thought about me I hope you always do

Chorus

Dustin, you're the sound I wait for Steady as that engine, low and sure Nobody else could hold me this way Dustin, I was made for you

Bridge

Some folks need the fireworks I just need that gravel sound Just you, coming home again Just you, pulling in

Chorus

Dustin, you're the sound I wait for Steady as that engine, low and sure Nobody else could hold me this way Dustin, I was made for you

Outro

That light still flickers on the drive But you always find your way to me