Songs for Everett

Verse 1

Cups are stacking by the hose Nobody cares the grass is dry We just want you standing here You're the reason for the sky

Pre-chorus

Somebody's climbing on the fence Somebody's laughing way too loud Hold that breath, here comes the count

Chorus

Everett, we never met Anyone who shines like you Fill it up and toast it now Everett, here's to you

Verse 2

Kick the cups, they scatter fast Nobody moves to clean the mess We'd rather watch you blow them out You're the only thing that's best

Chorus

Everett, we never met Anyone who shines like you Fill it up and toast it now Everett, here's to you

Bridge

We'll treasure it, this loud old noise This patch of grass, these plastic cups Because you're standing in the middle Turning nothing into enough

Chorus

Everett, we never met Anyone who shines like you Fill it up and toast it now Everett, here's to you

Outro

The hose still drips, the cups still fall You're the best thing here of all

Verse 1

A box sat waiting on the porch Bright noon was shining on the ground Nobody knew what was inside Until the day that you came round

Pre-chorus

Something good was on its way We just didn't know the name Then the sun broke through and stayed

Chorus

Everett, we never met Anyone as good as you So let's sing loud, let's not forget Everett, we treasure you

Verse 2

The tape came off, the light poured in You stepped out into the day Every year since then we grin Glad you came to stay

Bridge

Whatever life delivers next We'll open it with you Best thing left on our doorstep yet

Chorus

Everett, we never met Anyone as good as you So let's sing loud, let's not forget Everett, we treasure you

Outro

The box is gone, the porch is bare But you're still standing there

Verse 1

Paper maps across the dashboard Orange light spilled through the glass We didn't need to know the way We had you to guide us far

Pre-chorus

Every road we took got brighter Every mile felt like a gift So lift the roof and let it out

Chorus

Everett, the room is singing now You're the finest we have never met Clever as the morning sun Everett, we will treasure it

Verse 2

Streetlamps hummed a steady glow Folding creases, folding time We traced the years out with our fingers Landing always back on you

Bridge

Whatever roads are left to travel We'll measure it in joy with you However far the journey carries We're glad we get to endeavour it

Chorus

Everett, the room is singing now You're the finest we have never met Clever as the morning sun Everett, we will treasure it

Outro

Fold the map up, keep it near We'll find you shining, year to year

Verse 1

The barrier clicks and lets me through Green light blinking down the line I'm moving through the crowd for you Like every signal turns to mine

Pre-chorus

I've stood in stations, waited still Watched a hundred strangers pass But none of them could be you

Chorus

Everett, I found the platform right You're the one I'd never met Now I hold you like a treasure Something I will not forget

Verse 2

The tunnel opens up in light You're standing there like you always were No ticket needed to hold you tight No doubt left that I'd prefer

Pre-chorus

I've stood in stations, waited still Watched a hundred strangers pass But none of them could be you

Chorus

Everett, I found the platform right You're the one I'd never met Now I hold you like a treasure Something I will not forget

Bridge

Whatever else the years will bring I'll take this journey with you yet Not clever, just certain of one thing There's no one better, Everett

Chorus

Everett, I found the platform right You're the one I'd never met Now I hold you like a treasure Something I will not forget

Outro

The light still blinks, the gate still clicks I'm walking through it, home to you

Verse 1

Green light blinking, sleet on the glass Wipers keep time, the miles pass You keep the wheel calm and slow Beside you, I let my worry go

Pre-chorus

You never rush what's already sure Your quiet is a kind of cure And I can feel this lifting me higher

Chorus

Everett, I swear I never met Anyone steadier than you yet You hold the road, you hold my hand Whatever comes, I understand

Verse 2

The storm outside can howl and shout You just lean in, you don't back out No need for speed, no need to prove Just steady hands and how we move

Pre-chorus

You never rush what's already sure Your quiet is a kind of cure And I can feel this lifting me higher

Chorus

Everett, I swear I never met Anyone steadier than you yet You hold the road, you hold my hand Whatever comes, I understand

Bridge

I don't need the sky to clear I just need you sitting here Long as you're the one I treasure Any weather, any measure

Chorus

Everett, I swear I never met Anyone steadier than you yet You hold the road, you hold my hand Whatever comes, I understand

Outro

Sleet still falling on the glass Still your hand that gets us past

Verse 1

Red leaves stuck to gravel today I found the spade gone to rust I stood there longer than I should and thought of how you stayed

Pre-chorus

I'm slow to say what's in my chest words don't come easy, that's the truth but here's the one I've never lost

Chorus

Everett, I found you and I never met anyone who'd make me want to treasure it this quiet thing we've built between us Everett, some loves you just measure it

Verse 2

The garden's gone a little wild nothing left but damp and cold but you still ask me how my day went that's the part I hold

Chorus

Everett, I found you and I never met anyone who'd make me want to treasure it this quiet thing we've built between us Everett, some loves you just measure it

Bridge

Some things fade before they're seen other things just stay you're the one I'd choose again in every kind of grey

Chorus

Everett, I found you and I never met anyone who'd make me want to treasure it this quiet thing we've built between us Everett, some loves you just measure it

Outro

The leaves will turn to dust by spring but I'll still want you close as anything

Verse 1

Soft wool tassels sway and brush the old worn floor Quiet little creaks are all I'm listening for You are wrapped up warm where the lamplight barely glows Sleep is coming gentle now, the way it always goes

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house is settling into rest Every corner of this room has learned you're blessed Close your eyes and drift where the quiet holds you best

Chorus

Everett, my heart has never met A love so steady, so easy to treasure it Sleep now, Everett, forever yet Safe in this warmth, I will not forget it

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the whole wide night is still Nothing here can reach you, nothing ever will Wrapped in soft wool colours, tucked beneath the light I will stay beside you through the long, slow night

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house is settling into rest Every corner of this room has learned you're blessed Close your eyes and drift where the quiet holds you best

Chorus

Everett, my heart has never met A love so steady, so easy to treasure it Sleep now, Everett, forever yet Safe in this warmth, I will not forget it

Bridge

Let the tassels sway, let the old floor creak Nothing in this house was ever built to wake you

Chorus

Everett, my heart has never met A love so steady, so easy to treasure it Sleep now, Everett, forever yet Safe in this warmth, I will not forget it

Outro

Somewhere the wool still sways above the wooden floor Sleep now, my Everett, you are loved forevermore

Verse 1

Rain is tapping so softly on the canvas above you Falling gentle on bark and on the old metal ribs Nothing out in the dark tonight could ever undo you Sleep is drifting in slow on these quiet little ribs

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, the night is only breathing Every shadow tonight is kind and knows your name Let the rain keep on falling while the dark is leaving

Chorus

Everett, hush now, you're the softest treasure it Ever held in arms so warm and safe tonight However far you wander, I will measure it In every gentle breath until the morning light

Verse 2

Somewhere out beyond the tent the wind is turning small Rocking every branch to sleep the way I rock you now Nothing in this whole wide world could ever let you fall You are held here, closer than the rain upon the bough

Chorus

Everett, hush now, you're the softest treasure it Ever held in arms so warm and safe tonight However far you wander, I will measure it In every gentle breath until the morning light

Bridge

No storm has ever been so loud it reached this deep Where you are lying warm and small beneath the beat This little roof will hold you safely while you sleep

Chorus

Everett, hush now, you're the softest treasure it Ever held in arms so warm and safe tonight However far you wander, I will measure it In every gentle breath until the morning light

Outro

The rain is softer now, still tapping on the bark above Sleep on, my Everett, forever held in love

Verse 1

The lace at the window drifts soft in the cooling air moonlight is pooling and settling in your hair the whole house has gone quiet, just breathing and still you rest here so easy, like nothing's a care

Pre-chorus

Your breathing slows down as the curtains sway low the glass holds the moon like it's happy to glow let the hush wrap around you and carry you slow

Chorus

Everett, the night keeps you closer than you've ever met this warmth was made for you, don't you forget hush now, my darling, before you can measure it sleep finds you gentle, it hasn't failed you yet

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window a small wind turns the lace a cool little breath finds its way to this place you don't need to know where the dark bends and goes tonight it can't reach you, not into this space

Pre-chorus

Your breathing slows down as the curtains sway low the glass holds the moon like it's happy to glow let the hush wrap around you and carry you slow

Chorus

Everett, the night keeps you closer than you've ever met this warmth was made for you, don't you forget hush now, my darling, before you can measure it sleep finds you gentle, it hasn't failed you yet

Bridge

Nothing tonight is asking anything of you rest is the only thing left to pursue let go of the day and whatever it brought

Chorus

Everett, the night keeps you closer than you've ever met this warmth was made for you, don't you forget hush now, my darling, before you can measure it sleep finds you gentle, it hasn't failed you yet

Outro

Somewhere the lace still catches a little moonlight tonight you are held here so gently, so deeply, so right