Songs for Freda

Verse 1

Horns are up and blowing loud Somebody's brought the whole crowd Every case is packed and waiting You're the reason we're this proud

Pre-chorus

We could wait all year to say it But the train won't hold much longer So we're shouting while we can

Chorus

Freda, light the whole platform up Nobody pours a cheer like you do Freda, we've been saving this Happy birthday, come on through

Verse 2

Tickets shaking in our hands Nobody wants to leave this spot We'd miss ten trains to keep you here This kind of joy can't be bought

Chorus

Freda, light the whole platform up Nobody pours a cheer like you do Freda, we've been saving this Happy birthday, come on through

Bridge

Blow the horns till the sound won't stop Let the whole station hear your name Every year you get louder still And we love you exactly the same

Chorus

Freda, light the whole platform up Nobody pours a cheer like you do Freda, we've been saving this Happy birthday, come on through

Outro

Cases lined up, none of them leaving We're glad we get another year

Verse 1

Someone lit a hundred little flames Watch them dance across the blue Every one of them is calling out your name Because tonight belongs to you

Chorus

Freda, look what we made for you Every flicker knows your name Freda, this whole room adores you Nothing here will burn the same

Verse 2

Water holds the light so gently Never lets a single spark go You hold every person here so kindly More than you could ever know

Pre-chorus

So let the candles multiply Let the whole room start to sing We've been waiting all year for tonight

Chorus

Freda, look what we made for you Every flicker knows your name Freda, this whole room adores you Nothing here will burn the same

Bridge

Blow until the water's dark again Keep the warmth we felt right here Nobody else could gather us like this Nobody else could feel so near

Chorus

Freda, look what we made for you Every flicker knows your name Freda, this whole room adores you Nothing here will burn the same

Outro

The pool goes still, the flames burn low Freda, we're still glowing so

Verse 1

We dragged the old shed open wide Found every chair we own You laughed and said just watch the paint Then carried three alone

Pre-chorus

Boxes stacked up to the door Cake going where the toolbox was We are so ready for

Chorus

Freda, Freda, light the candles now Nobody throws a party like you do Freda, pull a chair out, take a bow We are all here because we love you

Verse 2

You counted forks against the plates Made sure there was enough You never let a soul go home Without a little of your love

Pre-chorus

Boxes stacked up to the door Cake going where the toolbox was We are so ready for

Chorus

Freda, Freda, light the candles now Nobody throws a party like you do Freda, pull a chair out, take a bow We are all here because we love you

Bridge

Every folded chair gets its moment Every box gets opened wide Same as you, come out from hiding Let us sing it by your side

Chorus

Freda, Freda, light the candles now Nobody throws a party like you do Freda, pull a chair out, take a bow We are all here because we love you

Outro

Leave the shed door standing open We will fill those chairs for you

Verse 1

Dust is rising where we stand Pages turning, soft and slow Something settles in my hand Just from watching how you go

Pre-chorus

You don't need the noise or shine Quiet suits you, always has I keep finding one more line

Chorus

Freda, you're the calm I choose Steady as an old cedar tree No one else I'd rather lose Slow afternoons with, Freda, than you with me

Verse 2

Every shelf holds something small Every hour moves like a page You're the reason none of it stalls You're the reason I don't need the stage

Bridge

I don't need the whole story told Just this light, just this row Some things are better slow

Chorus

Freda, you're the calm I choose Steady as an old cedar tree No one else I'd rather lose Slow afternoons with, Freda, than you with me

Outro

Dust still rising, soft and slow Still the one I'd choose to know

Verse 1

Neon buzzing over the queue Yellow wrapper stuck to your shoe You're laughing at nothing at all And somehow I'm laughing too

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is special or new Just a queue, a light, and you But my chest won't settle down

Chorus

Freda, you turn the ordinary gold This whole street feels like it's ours to hold Freda, say my name again I never get tired, never get old

Verse 2

You split the chips before I ask Hand them over like it's no task Grease on your fingers, salt on your sleeve I could stand here and never move on

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is special or new Just a queue, a light, and you But my chest won't settle down

Chorus

Freda, you turn the ordinary gold This whole street feels like it's ours to hold Freda, say my name again I never get tired, never get old

Bridge

Doesn't matter how the years unfold Doesn't matter if it's new or old You could hand me nothing at all And still I'd call it gold

Chorus

Freda, you turn the ordinary gold This whole street feels like it's ours to hold Freda, say my name again I never get tired, never get old

Outro

That wrapper's probably long gone now But you're still the light I follow

Verse 1

Rain comes down on the platform roof Cold seeps into this metal bench We duck in under the one umbrella You laugh, and the whole world clenches

Pre-chorus

I keep counting all the trains we miss Watching the numbers climb and fall Every delay just gives me this

Chorus

Freda, you're the warm in this weather Nobody else makes waiting feel small Freda, hold on a little longer Let the next train miss us, that's all

Verse 2

Your shoulder fits right against mine Steam rises up from the tracks below We don't say much, we don't have to Some things a person just knows

Pre-chorus

I keep counting all the trains we miss Watching the numbers climb and fall Every delay just gives me this

Chorus

Freda, you're the warm in this weather Nobody else makes waiting feel small Freda, hold on a little longer Let the next train miss us, that's all

Bridge

Every station looks the same to me now Grey and plain until you're standing there Then it's the only place I want to be One bench, one roof, one shared umbrella

Chorus

Freda, you're the warm in this weather Nobody else makes waiting feel small Freda, hold on a little longer Let the next train miss us, that's all

Outro

Rain or not, I'd still be standing here Just to share that bench with you again

Verse 1

The white curtain lifts on the softest breath of air and the light on the ceiling moves slow without a care every shadow tonight has been asked to be kind you are held in this room with the whole world behind

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let your small hands finally uncurl the streetlights are only tracing gold across your world and nothing has to happen but the closing of your eyes

Chorus

Freda, the night is a blanket pulled up to your chin sleep is a quiet room and you are safe within nobody needs you to open your eyes and be brave Freda, I will stay till the morning comes to save

Verse 2

Somewhere a car goes by and paints the wall in light it slides across so gently it could be saying goodnight you do not have to watch it, you can let it pass you through rest is the only errand left for you

Bridge

Every breath you take gets a little longer than the last the day is folding softly, it is turning into past there is nowhere you should be but here beneath this warm and heavy sky

Chorus

Freda, the night is a blanket pulled up to your chin sleep is a quiet room and you are safe within nobody needs you to open your eyes and be brave Freda, I will stay till the morning comes to save

Outro

The curtain settles still now, its dance has come undone sleep well, little Freda, you are loved by everyone

Verse 1

Under the duvet a small light is glowing gold and low Painted animals march softly across the cotton hill Nothing can find you where the warm and quiet shadows go Close your eyes now, the whole tired world is holding still

Pre-chorus

The torchlight dims to a whisper, soft as it can be Every small breath you take is safe here next to me So let the glow fade slowly into sleep and into

Chorus

Freda, Freda, the night is yours to keep Nothing here can touch you while you sleep Freda, hold this warmth as you go deep Down where all the gentle dreamers creep

Verse 2

The lion on the pillow keeps his watch till morning comes Somewhere past the window the quiet stars are turning slow You are held here tighter than a lullaby or drums Wrapped in every kindness that a small heart needs to know

Bridge

Let the yellow light go out, let the dark be kind Rest inside the stillness that was always in your mind

Chorus

Freda, Freda, the night is yours to keep Nothing here can touch you while you sleep Freda, hold this warmth as you go deep Down where all the gentle dreamers creep

Outro

Somewhere the small torch dims beneath the painted animal sky Sleep now, Freda, safe and warm, until the morning's by

Verse 1

Soft little bubbles are rising above the water so warm Nothing tonight in this room can come near you or bring you harm Small hands are still now, the day has let go of its noise You are the reason this quiet feels calm

Pre-chorus

Watch how the bubbles go drifting so slow through the dark Nothing is rushing you, nothing is waiting to start Close your eyes gently, my Freda, and float where I am

Chorus

Freda, the water has gone soft and still Sleep is a hill that you're drifting until Freda, you're held here, you're never alone Nothing tonight has the power to spill

Verse 2

The candle beside us throws light no bigger than a seed Warm as the bath, slow as a breath you don't need to lead Somewhere outside there are stars doing nothing but shine You are the softest thing this house could need

Chorus

Freda, the water has gone soft and still Sleep is a hill that you're drifting until Freda, you're held here, you're never alone Nothing tonight has the power to spill

Bridge

Let every bubble carry off a worry you don't have yet Rest here, where nothing is owed and nothing is a debt

Chorus

Freda, the water has gone soft and still Sleep is a hill that you're drifting until Freda, you're held here, you're never alone Nothing tonight has the power to spill

Outro

The last small bubble goes quiet, and settles, and rests You are already dreaming, held soft in this warmth