Songs for Florence

Verse 1

One small cake on the counter Just one candle set alight We came in from the weather Just to watch you glow tonight

Chorus

Florence, light the whole room up Pour the candle out like torrents Every year we raise the cup We are glad for your reverence

Verse 2

You could have any old birthday Quiet, plain, a passing hour But we came to make a fuss We came to watch you flower

Pre-chorus

Hands are reaching for the knife Someone's counting down from three We are toasting all your life

Chorus

Florence, light the whole room up Pour the candle out like torrents Every year we raise the cup We are glad for your reverence

Bridge

No abhorrence, no hard weather Just this warmth we're standing near Every friend here loves you better Just for being with us here

Chorus

Florence, light the whole room up Pour the candle out like torrents Every year we raise the cup We are glad for your reverence

Outro

One small flame is nearly done But you shine on, brighter one

Verse 1

The hallway mirror catches gold Balloons and ribbons, we're getting bold But none of it could ever compete With you stood laughing on your feet

Chorus

Florence, look what we made for you Streamers falling, every colour, every hue Florence, blow the candles out This whole room is singing, there's no doubt

Verse 2

You caught your breath there in the hall Surprised that we remembered it all But we would never let this pass us by You're the reason we all show up and try

Pre-chorus

So let the music find your feet Let every voice you love repeat One more reason we're all here tonight

Chorus

Florence, look what we made for you Streamers falling, every colour, every hue Florence, blow the candles out This whole room is singing, there's no doubt

Bridge

Another year has found its way to you Wrapped in noise and ribbon, tried and true We'll toast you till the candles burn right down

Chorus

Florence, look what we made for you Streamers falling, every colour, every hue Florence, blow the candles out This whole room is singing, there's no doubt

Outro

That mirror still holds all our cheer And you, the brightest thing standing here

Verse 1

There's a card on the table, corner of the pub Passed from hand to hand tonight Everybody's signed it, everybody's grinning Because you make the whole room bright

Chorus

Florence, Florence, stand up and cheer We are so glad you're here Fill the glasses, pull up a chair Florence, nobody else comes near

Verse 2

You walk in and the noise gets louder Somebody starts to sing We've been waiting on this evening Just to see what you might bring

Pre-chorus

The fiddle's warming up now Boots are tapping on the floor We're about to shout it

Chorus

Florence, Florence, stand up and cheer We are so glad you're here Fill the glasses, pull up a chair Florence, nobody else comes near

Bridge

Another year, another round Another reason to be loud We're lucky just to know you Lucky you're still around

Chorus

Florence, Florence, stand up and cheer We are so glad you're here Fill the glasses, pull up a chair Florence, nobody else comes near

Outro

That card will sit on the table Long after we've gone home

Verse 1

You picked the book I'd never choose Read me the parts I'd surely lose Our coffee sat and turned to stone Nowhere I'd rather be than known

Pre-chorus

Time got lazy, lost the thread Nothing urgent left unsaid Just this quiet, just your name

Chorus

Florence, you make the small hours kind Steady hands and a wandering mind Florence, I'd sit here every day Just to hear the things you say

Verse 2

You dog eared a page for me Said this reminded you of me Held my hand under the table Proved that quiet love is stable

Pre-chorus

Time got lazy, lost the thread Nothing urgent left unsaid Just this quiet, just your name

Chorus

Florence, you make the small hours kind Steady hands and a wandering mind Florence, I'd sit here every day Just to hear the things you say

Bridge

No grand gesture, no big scene Just the calmest love I've seen You don't shout it, you just stay

Chorus

Florence, you make the small hours kind Steady hands and a wandering mind Florence, I'd sit here every day Just to hear the things you say

Outro

Two cups gone cold on the table I'd still choose you, always stable

Verse 1

I reach for the jar you like stop halfway, just watching you you're reading labels, frowning slight and somehow that frown gets me too

Chorus

Florence, you don't even know how you stop me in my tracks some ordinary Tuesday glow and I never want it back

Verse 2

Trolley wheel keeps pulling left you're humming something old and slow I'm not thinking of the list just glad that I get to know you

Pre-chorus

You hold the jar up to the light ask if I think this one's alright and I could stand here half the night

Chorus

Florence, you don't even know how you stop me in my tracks some ordinary Tuesday glow and I never want it back

Bridge

No candles, no big speech just fluorescent light and you aisle three taught me everything that I already knew

Chorus

Florence, you don't even know how you stop me in my tracks some ordinary Tuesday glow and I never want it back

Outro

Still got that jar on the shelf still glad I reached for you

Verse 1

Queue's gone round the corner again Steam is rising off the bag You're stood close and talking soft I could stay right here and lag

Pre-chorus

Nothing special about tonight Just the chill and the neon light But you turn and my chest gets tight

Chorus

Florence, you're the warmth in my hands Better than the fire's glow Florence, I don't need grand plans Just you and me and nowhere to go

Verse 2

You share the last few chips with me Say you're not that hungry, true I know you're only being kind That's the whole reason I love you

Bridge

No one's written songs about this A car park and a greasy bag But I'd take it over anything grand When it's you, it never feels like a drag

Chorus

Florence, you're the warmth in my hands Better than the fire's glow Florence, I don't need grand plans Just you and me and nowhere to go

Outro

The steam has gone, the bag's near empty Still glad I queued with you tonight

Verse 1

The trees are leaning close to keep the wind away tonight A soft blanket is tucked around you, warm from head to toe The branches sway to rock you gently into calm delight You are the sweetest reason that this evening moves so slow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come drifting soft and low Every shadow here is gentle, every breath is slow Rest inside the quiet that was only made for you

Chorus

Florence, Florence, sleep beneath the trees so tall Nothing in this whole wide night could ever cause alarm Florence, hear how softly evening seems to call You are held so closely, safe and warm within my arm

Verse 2

The moonlight finds its way between the leaves to touch your face You are dearer than the stillness of this quiet, sleepy place Somewhere past the branches stars are gathering their light Nothing in this whole wide world could love you more tonight

Bridge

Rock gently, rock slowly, let the darkness feel like home You never have to wonder if you're carried, or alone

Chorus

Florence, Florence, sleep beneath the trees so tall Nothing in this whole wide night could ever cause alarm Florence, hear how softly evening seems to call You are held so closely, safe and warm within my arm

Outro

Sleep now underneath the trees where soft light softly falls You are always safe here, wrapped in warmth that never stalls

Verse 1

Rain is tapping soft little songs upon the glass tonight Nothing out there can touch the quiet that we keep One small light is glowing warm beside your pillow And the whole wide world has slowed enough to let you sleep

Pre-chorus

The dark outside is only weather passing through Here inside the hush is thick and low and true Close your eyes now, let the gentle pull of sleep come find you

Chorus

Florence, the rain will sing you all the way down Nothing can follow you into this room Florence, you're held here safe and unshaken Sleeping as soft as a light in the gloom

Verse 2

Every drop that falls is just the night breathing slowly Winding its way past the window where you lie Nothing needs you awake to keep on turning So let go of the day and drift on by

Chorus

Florence, the rain will sing you all the way down Nothing can follow you into this room Florence, you're held here safe and unshaken Sleeping as soft as a light in the gloom

Bridge

Whatever the dark is doing out beyond that pane Cannot come in where the warmth has settled deep You are the reason this small room feels golden Rest now, there is nothing left to keep

Chorus

Florence, the rain will sing you all the way down Nothing can follow you into this room Florence, you're held here safe and unshaken Sleeping as soft as a light in the gloom

Outro

The rain will keep on falling soft against the glass And the light stays lit until the morning comes

Verse 1

The little shapes are turning soft above your sleepy head They spin so slow and quiet, like a story left unsaid Outside the dark is patient, it will wait till morning comes I'll stay right here beside you till you drift into your bed

Pre-chorus

The night is wide and gentle and it holds you safe and near There's nothing in the shadows that could ever reach you here So let your breathing slow now, let your small hands finally rest

Chorus

Florence, close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go still There's a warmth that wraps around you and it always, always will Florence, you're the reason every quiet hour feels right Sleep now, little Florence, you are loved with all my might

Verse 2

The gentle light above you turns so easy, turns so slow It hums a tune that only you and quiet moments know Every road we've travelled brought us softly to this rest I'll watch you sleeping calmly as the evening starts to go

Chorus

Florence, close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go still There's a warmth that wraps around you and it always, always will Florence, you're the reason every quiet hour feels right Sleep now, little Florence, you are loved with all my might

Bridge

Rest now, nothing here can hurt you, nothing here will ever try Every breath you take beside me is a soft and safe goodnight

Chorus

Florence, close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go still There's a warmth that wraps around you and it always, always will Florence, you're the reason every quiet hour feels right Sleep now, little Florence, you are loved with all my might

Outro

The little shapes keep turning soft while you are sound asleep I'll be right here in the quiet, yours to hold and yours to keep