Songs for Erin

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up by the door Dryer spinning, coins on the table You keep this whole house sure You make the ordinary stable

Pre-chorus

Nobody counts the things you carry Nobody sees the weight you're bearin' But tonight the whole room's merry Tonight we're all just here for

Chorus

Happy birthday, Erin Light the candles, we're all wearin' Grins as wide as we've got in us Happy birthday, Erin

Verse 2

Loose change rattling on the wood Small stuff, but it all matters You make the small things good You turn the quiet into laughter

Pre-chorus

Nobody counts the things you carry Nobody sees the weight you're bearin' But tonight the whole room's merry Tonight we're all just here for

Chorus

Happy birthday, Erin Light the candles, we're all wearin' Grins as wide as we've got in us Happy birthday, Erin

Bridge

Stand right there and take the cheer in Every clap is love repeatin' This is your night, no competin' We're glad you're here, we're glad you're Erin

Chorus

Happy birthday, Erin Light the candles, we're all wearin' Grins as wide as we've got in us Happy birthday, Erin

Outro

Dryer's stopped, the coins still gleaming One more year worth the celebrating

Verse 1

Down where the yellow bulbs hum Old cans stacked, worn and won Grease on the wood, love on the shelf Everybody here loves what you've done

Pre-chorus

We been countin' down since Tuesday Boots on the floor, gettin' loud Somebody light the candles now

Chorus

Erin, Erin, raise a cheer Grab a wrench, grab a beer Best thing built in this whole town Is you showin' up right here

Verse 2

Spare tyres leaned in a row Patient as the seasons go Nothin' shines like you walkin' in Under that same old yellow glow

Chorus

Erin, Erin, raise a cheer Grab a wrench, grab a beer Best thing built in this whole town Is you showin' up right here

Bridge

Every year the shelf gets fuller Every year you shine no duller We ain't here for cake alone We're here 'cause you're the reason, Erin

Chorus

Erin, Erin, raise a cheer Grab a wrench, grab a beer Best thing built in this whole town Is you showin' up right here

Outro

Turn the yellow bulbs down low We'll love you long after the glow

Verse 1

Empty chains still swing on their own Feathers settle where the wind has blown You've been missed since the seat went bare Now the whole yard knows you're here

Pre-chorus

Every horn is warming up its sound Every friend you've got is gathering round Something's building, and it won't wait long

Chorus

Erin, light the candles high Trumpets calling out to the sky Everybody came for you tonight Erin, you're the reason for the light

Verse 2

You walk in and the room gets loud You were always worth the crowd Feathers on the slats blow clear Nothing's missing when you're here

Bridge

We don't need a reason to cheer this hard Just your name across the yard Blow the brass until it rings

Chorus

Erin, light the candles high Trumpets calling out to the sky Everybody came for you tonight Erin, you're the reason for the light

Outro

The swing chains still, the feathers settled down You brought the whole loud room around

Verse 1

Found a bucket stuck in the weed grey water, nothing much to see but it held on through the whole tide and that's the thing you are to me

Chorus

Erin, you're the one thing standing when the winter wrecks the rest not the loudest, not the finest Erin, you're still the best

Verse 2

Everything else got carried off the rope, the nets, the wood, the shore but you stayed put beside me you're the part I'm keeping for

Pre-chorus

I don't need a better story I don't need a finer sign just the way you kept on standing

Chorus

Erin, you're the one thing standing when the winter wrecks the rest not the loudest, not the finest Erin, you're still the best

Bridge

Some things wash up battered, faded some things go back out to sea you stayed cracked and still worth keeping that's enough of proof for me

Chorus

Erin, you're the one thing standing when the winter wrecks the rest not the loudest, not the finest Erin, you're still the best

Outro

Grey water, one small bucket and you, still here, still mine

Verse 1

We packed the records into boxes Under a sign that hummed and flickered Heavy metal, heavier still to lift You laughed and said you'd take the weight

Pre-chorus

I said I'd carry it if you asked You said you never had to ask And something in me leaned in closer

Chorus

Erin, you're the weight I choose Nothing about you I'd refuse Steady under that neon light Erin, you make the carrying light

Verse 2

Years from now the boxes might be gone The sign outside might not still glow But I'll remember how you stood there Bearing more than anyone should know

Pre-chorus

I said I'd carry it if you asked You said you never had to ask And something in me leaned in closer

Chorus

Erin, you're the weight I choose Nothing about you I'd refuse Steady under that neon light Erin, you make the carrying light

Bridge

Some loves are loud, some loves are quiet Ours was never built to prove a thing You just picked it up and kept on walking And I kept walking too

Chorus

Erin, you're the weight I choose Nothing about you I'd refuse Steady under that neon light Erin, you make the carrying light

Outro

Somewhere a sign is still buzzing quietly And I would carry you home again

Verse 1

You found green under the rust where the frost had turned to crust nothing there was meant to grow I saw it and thought of trust

Pre-chorus

You don't ask the ground for much just enough light, just one touch and still you keep reaching through

Chorus

Erin, you hold on like that grass does under the axle, past what was steady when the whole field's bare Erin, that's the reason I love

Verse 2

Some things get left in a yard rusting slow, worn down hard you never once looked away you called it beautiful, scarred

Pre-chorus

You don't ask the ground for much just enough light, just one touch and still you keep reaching through

Chorus

Erin, you hold on like that grass does under the axle, past what was steady when the whole field's bare Erin, that's the reason I love

Bridge

I don't need the field to change I just need you to stay however quiet, however plain that's enough for every day

Chorus

Erin, you hold on like that grass does under the axle, past what was steady when the whole field's bare Erin, that's the reason I love

Outro

Still green under all that rust still here, and that's enough

Verse 1

Raindrops are sliding so slow down the windowpane tonight and the lamps down the street throw their wide golden light every drop finds a friend as it slips out of view and that's just how it feels every moment with you

Pre-chorus

The glass holds the glow and it never lets it fall and the hush of this room is the softest of all so close your eyes now and drift where the quiet leads

Chorus

Erin, the night is holding you gently and warm calm little Erin, safe from the wind and the storm the world can wait now, there's nowhere you need to be just Erin, breathing slow and sleeping with me

Verse 2

The light through the window stretches soft along the floor like a blanket unrolling from the sill to the door every drop that runs down leaves a trail bright and clear tracing all of the reasons that I hold you near

Pre-chorus

The glass holds the glow and it never lets it fall and the hush of this room is the softest of all so close your eyes now and drift where the quiet leads

Chorus

Erin, the night is holding you gently and warm calm little Erin, safe from the wind and the storm the world can wait now, there's nowhere you need to be just Erin, breathing slow and sleeping with me

Bridge

No need to listen for anything more than my hum rest in the knowing that morning will come until then there's only this warmth and this light

Chorus

Erin, the night is holding you gently and warm calm little Erin, safe from the wind and the storm the world can wait now, there's nowhere you need to be just Erin, breathing slow and sleeping with me

Outro

The rain keeps on sliding while you drift off to rest held in this light, you are so deeply blessed

Verse 1

Rain keeps drawing quiet circles on the window glass tonight Orange light is spilling gently over where you softly rest Nothing out there in the dark can touch you, small and warm Close your eyes now, you are cradled, you are truly blessed

Pre-chorus

Every mile is humming softer, every sound is turning low Sleep is drifting closer to you like a tide that knows the way Let it carry you on gently, let it hold you as you go

Chorus

Erin, the whole wide night is holding you so near Nothing can reach you while this light is glowing low You are the reason every road feels safe and clear Sleep now, Erin, there is nowhere else to go

Verse 2

Somewhere the world is turning, quiet, far beyond this glass Here it is warm and easy, here the hours move so slow You do not need to wonder what the darkness might contain Rest inside this small and steady glow

Chorus

Erin, the whole wide night is holding you so near Nothing can reach you while this light is glowing low You are the reason every road feels safe and clear Sleep now, Erin, there is nowhere else to go

Bridge

Every raindrop finds its own way down and disappears You are not alone in any moment, near or far Let the hush of engine hum become the sound you trust

Chorus

Erin, the whole wide night is holding you so near Nothing can reach you while this light is glowing low You are the reason every road feels safe and clear Sleep now, Erin, there is nowhere else to go

Outro

Rain still falls in circles, soft on quiet glass Sleep now, Erin, this warm light will hold you fast

Verse 1

A thin gold line is spilling soft across the dark carpet floor and it curls up warm beside you like it knows just what you're for the brass handle gleams a little, holding stories close within so let your eyes grow heavy now and drift on gentle winds

Pre-chorus

The house is breathing slower now, every corner settling deep the hallway light stays watching while the whole wide world's asleep and all it wants is one more moment before you slip to sleep

Chorus

Erin, hush now, close your eyes, the night is soft and kind Erin, nothing here can touch the peace you're bound to find you are held here, you are safe here, nothing left to fear within rest easy now, my darling Erin, let the dreaming begin

Verse 2

Somewhere past that quiet doorway all the worries fade to grey every shadow's just a blanket that the moonlight likes to lay and you don't need to wonder what the morning holds herein just close your eyes and trust the dark, it's gentle, it is kind

Chorus

Erin, hush now, close your eyes, the night is soft and kind Erin, nothing here can touch the peace you're bound to find you are held here, you are safe here, nothing left to fear within rest easy now, my darling Erin, let the dreaming begin

Bridge

Every light will dim to nothing, every sound will fade away but you are always cared for, both in darkness and in day

Chorus

Erin, hush now, close your eyes, the night is soft and kind Erin, nothing here can touch the peace you're bound to find you are held here, you are safe here, nothing left to fear within rest easy now, my darling Erin, let the dreaming begin

Outro

The light beneath the door will stay till morning finds its way and you'll wake up loved and steady, just as safe as yesterday