Songs for Finley

Verse 1

Found a hat out on the corner shop floor Crumpled up but still shining gold Bit like you after one more encore Never fading, never getting old

Pre-chorus

Lights are low and the bassline's climbing Somebody find that hat and wear it We've been waiting all night for this timing

Chorus

Finley, light up the room tonight Everybody's counting on your glow We came here just to get this right Finley, you're the best part of the show

Verse 2

You danced so hard your hat fell off Left it lying by the chewing gum stand Nobody laughed, we just stood in awe We'd follow you to any land

Chorus

Finley, light up the room tonight Everybody's counting on your glow We came here just to get this right Finley, you're the best part of the show

Bridge

Another year, another reason to shout Every single one of us glad you're about You make the ordinary feel like a scene Best thing that happened since we don't know when

Chorus

Finley, light up the room tonight Everybody's counting on your glow We came here just to get this right Finley, you're the best part of the show

Outro

Someone pick that hat up off the floor We're keeping this one, you're worth celebrating for

Verse 1

Somebody dropped the cake in the water You laughed so hard you nearly fought her Icing spinning like a little white boat We're all here just to keep you afloat

Pre-chorus

Grab a plate, grab a spoon Gather round, it's your afternoon Something's coming, feel it swell

Chorus

Finley, Finley, light up the yard Nobody parties quite as hard We're hollering your name out loud Finley, you're worth this whole crowd

Verse 2

Candles floating where the cake used to be You dove in laughing, wild and free Chlorine and sugar, a crown on your head Best birthday mess this town's ever bred

Pre-chorus

Grab a plate, grab a spoon Gather round, it's your afternoon Something's coming, feel it swell

Chorus

Finley, Finley, light up the yard Nobody parties quite as hard We're hollering your name out loud Finley, you're worth this whole crowd

Bridge

Every year you make us gather Every year you make it matter We'd jump in fully clothed for you Cake and all, we'd swim on through

Chorus

Finley, Finley, light up the yard Nobody parties quite as hard We're hollering your name out loud Finley, you're worth this whole crowd

Outro

Somewhere that slice is still afloat So are you, and we're the boat

Verse 1

A card sits waiting on the bench the ink still fresh, the paper true someone wrote it in a rush because they couldn't wait for you

Chorus

Finley, the whole platform's singing one more year of you arriving nobody leaves you standing there Finley, hear the bells we're ringing

Verse 2

Trains keep pulling in and out but none of them feel quite on time not till we spot you on the steps and know the day has found its rhyme

Pre-chorus

So let the whistle blow out loud let every voice along the crowd get ready, here's the reason why

Chorus

Finley, the whole platform's singing one more year of you arriving nobody leaves you standing there Finley, hear the bells we're ringing

Bridge

However long the journey ran we'd wait however long it took you're worth the standing in the rain you're worth another look

Chorus

Finley, the whole platform's singing one more year of you arriving nobody leaves you standing there Finley, hear the bells we're ringing

Outro

That card's still sitting on the bench but you were never left behind

Verse 1

Two records stacked on the counter Nobody's asking which one is better I found you there without looking You made the whole shop feel warmer

Pre-chorus

I didn't plan on staying But something in me settled Now I can't picture leaving

Chorus

Finley, you're the one I choose twice Every single time, not once but twice Some loves shout, but ours stays quiet Finley, quiet's not the same as light

Verse 2

You hum along to the old song I never thought I'd feel this strongly Your hand finds mine in the record store Some things just fit, plainly and simply

Bridge

No need to sell me on forever I already signed on the line Stack your days right next to mine We don't need a reason, just the time

Chorus

Finley, you're the one I choose twice Every single time, not once but twice Some loves shout, but ours stays quiet Finley, quiet's not the same as light

Outro

Two records still stacked on the counter Still yours, still mine, still together

Verse 1

Rain is tapping on the shelter glass Nowhere warm and nowhere dry But I don't mind the standing still Long as you're right here, Finley

Pre-chorus

The bus is late and so's the light Cold is creeping through my sleeve But you just laugh and lean in closer

Chorus

Finley, you make the waiting easy Every minute feels like time well spent You're the warmth I didn't plan for Finley, you're where the evening went

Verse 2

Steam is rising off the coffee cup Your hands are wrapped around it tight I watch you laugh at something small And the whole street turns to light

Bridge

Doesn't matter where the bus is headed Doesn't matter what the sky decides I'd sit here soaked and never mind it Long as you're the one beside

Chorus

Finley, you make the waiting easy Every minute feels like time well spent You're the warmth I didn't plan for Finley, you're where the evening went

Outro

Rain still taps on the shelter glass But I'm not watching it, I'm watching you

Verse 1

Two chairs left out in the storm Nobody moved them all week I like that you leave things be There's a patience in how you speak

Pre-chorus

You don't need the sun to stay You just angle what we've got And it's enough, it always was

Chorus

Finley, you hold the whole sky back With nothing but a bit of cloth You keep the worst of the weather off And you never once seem lost

Verse 2

I watch you check the tilt of it Making sure my side stays dry You don't say much about the rain But you're always standing by

Bridge

No one's sitting in those chairs But we don't need them, do we We've got somewhere better standing Right here, just you and me

Chorus

Finley, you hold the whole sky back With nothing but a bit of cloth You keep the worst of the weather off And you never once seem lost

Outro

The chairs are still out in the storm We'll sit there when the sky clears up

Verse 1

A small glow waits out in the hallway, keeping watch till dawn It never sleeps because you asked it once to stay Every shadow in this house has softened since you were born Close your eyes now, morning is only hours away

Chorus

Finley, the whole house breathes slow because you're here Nothing in the dark tonight would dare to come near you There is a light left burning just to keep you near Finley, you are loved more than you ever knew

Verse 2

The hallway hums so quietly you'd think the house was dreaming Somebody checked on you twice before deciding you were fine Even the walls seem warmer with you sleeping in between them You are the reason this small light was ever left to shine

Pre-chorus

Hush now, there is nothing waiting past that gentle glow Nothing but the hallway holding still until you're deep in sleep So let your breathing settle soft and slow

Chorus

Finley, the whole house breathes slow because you're here Nothing in the dark tonight would dare to come near you There is a light left burning just to keep you near Finley, you are loved more than you ever knew

Bridge

Somewhere down that quiet hall the small light hums along with you It only glows because you're here to need it, love, that's true

Chorus

Finley, the whole house breathes slow because you're here Nothing in the dark tonight would dare to come near you There is a light left burning just to keep you near Finley, you are loved more than you ever knew

Outro

That small glow will still be waiting in the hallway when you wake Sleep now, Finley, you were always safe here for your sake

Verse 1

Far across the field the little lights are moving slowly carrying their small and steady glow so dimly you are warm and you are held inside these walls and nothing out there ever comes for you unknowing

Pre-chorus

The dark outside is soft and it can't reach you here every shadow settles down when you are near so let your breathing slow and drift toward the quiet

Chorus

Finley, close your eyes now, let the night come in so gently rest inside the calm we built here, warm and trimly you are loved beyond the field, beyond the furthest light Finley, you're the one I'm watching over, always, dearly

Verse 2

The train moves on and takes its small light with it, fading somewhere far away where no one here is heading you don't need to follow anything tonight just stay right here where all this quiet love is waiting

Bridge

Every light out there will wander off and disappear but I will still be here holding on to you when morning comes around

Chorus

Finley, close your eyes now, let the night come in so gently rest inside the calm we built here, warm and trimly you are loved beyond the field, beyond the furthest light Finley, you're the one I'm watching over, always, dearly

Outro

The field goes quiet now, the little lights have all gone home and here you rest, not needing to be anywhere but known

Verse 1

Softly the little shapes are turning above your head Stars and moons keep drifting slowly round your bed You watch them circle till your eyes begin to close Nothing in this whole wide night can touch you as you doze

Pre-chorus

Outside the window the dark is settling deep and still Nothing can reach you here upon this quiet sill Close your eyes now, let the hush begin to fill

Chorus

Finley, Finley, the night holds you gently in its hand Sleep is a soft place, and you are safe on this land Wrapped up warm while the whole world turns so dimly Rest here always, my own sweet Finley

Verse 2

Moonlight slips in through the glass to touch your face Wraps around the cot like a warm and gentle lace You breathe out slow, your small hands finally still Sleep is climbing up to claim you, and it will

Bridge

Every spin above you is a promise made in light Someone loves you fiercely through the longest night

Chorus

Finley, Finley, the night holds you gently in its hand Sleep is a soft place, and you are safe on this land Wrapped up warm while the whole world turns so dimly Rest here always, my own sweet Finley

Outro

Sleep now, the shapes still turning slow above your head Morning will find you safe and warm within this bed