Songs for Gavin

Verse 1

You packed the van till it wouldn't shut Boxes leaning like they might fall Nothing about you ever half done You always go and give it your all

Pre-chorus

Engine running, whole street's awake Nobody's ready but you don't wait Here comes the noise we came to make

Chorus

Gavin, crank the windows down Loudest thing in this whole town Gavin, we're not slowing down Still the best mate we have found

Verse 2

Every mile you make it funny Even stuck in the world's worst queue Somehow you turn the grey days sunny We got lucky landing next to you

Bridge

Another candle, one more year We're glad you're driving, glad you're here Whatever's coming, we don't fear it Not with you behind the wheel

Chorus

Gavin, crank the windows down Loudest thing in this whole town Gavin, we're not slowing down Still the best mate we have found

Outro

Boxes leaning, engine humming Happy birthday, Gavin, keep on coming

Verse 1

Chairs stacked up by the radiator now Empty gym still holding on somehow But you filled every corner of this place Left your laugh here like it left no trace

Chorus

Gavin, get the trumpets loud and true Every horn tonight is aimed at you Nobody fills a room the way you can Gavin, we are raving, here's to Gavin

Verse 2

Somebody's folding tables, stacking chairs Nobody in this town has stayed unaware You made this dusty gym feel like a hall We are only here because you called

Pre-chorus

Hear the trombones lining up for you Snare drum rattling, here's what's true We came for you, so let the brass break through

Chorus

Gavin, get the trumpets loud and true Every horn tonight is aimed at you Nobody fills a room the way you can Gavin, we are raving, here's to Gavin

Bridge

However far you travel, however long you're gone This room remembers you when the lights come on You're the reason all these voices came to stay So blow the roof off, this is your day

Chorus

Gavin, get the trumpets loud and true Every horn tonight is aimed at you Nobody fills a room the way you can Gavin, we are raving, here's to Gavin

Outro

Someone will stack these chairs again tomorrow But tonight this gym is yours to borrow

Verse 1

Mud is soaking the goalpost net Boots are laced and the sky's still wet Nobody's kicked off yet But we came out for you

Chorus

Gavin, Gavin, light the flame Nobody plays it like you play the game We came here just to shout your name Gavin, blow out the candle flame

Verse 2

You take the field like you own the ground Every step makes a joyful sound Whatever comes, you turn it around That's why we're cheering for you

Pre-chorus

Been counting days till this one came Saving up the noise, saving the flame Ready to shout out your name

Chorus

Gavin, Gavin, light the flame Nobody plays it like you play the game We came here just to shout your name Gavin, blow out the candle flame

Bridge

Whatever the score, you're the one we adore We'd follow you out through a stadium roar Another year older, still first through the door

Chorus

Gavin, Gavin, light the flame Nobody plays it like you play the game We came here just to shout your name Gavin, blow out the candle flame

Outro

The net still holds the mud and rain We're glad you're here to play again

Verse 1

Yellow light on the wet ground Brick wall standing its old ground I walk slow just to stay near You're the calm that I found

Chorus

Gavin, you're the warmth I'm savin' Nothing shakes this steady feeling Through the noise you're what I'm craving Gavin, this love keeps behaving

Verse 2

Streetlights blur when it starts to rain You still look the same Some things hold no matter what You never needed a frame

Pre-chorus

I've watched the seasons come and go You're the one thing I still know Feel it building, here it comes

Chorus

Gavin, you're the warmth I'm savin' Nothing shakes this steady feeling Through the noise you're what I'm craving Gavin, this love keeps behaving

Bridge

No grand words, just this is true Every plain day, I choose you Quiet love is still love too

Chorus

Gavin, you're the warmth I'm savin' Nothing shakes this steady feeling Through the noise you're what I'm craving Gavin, this love keeps behaving

Outro

Wet street still shines under that light You're the one I hold tonight

Verse 1

I wiped a circle in the fog Just to watch you cross the street You didn't know that I was here Heart going faster than my feet

Chorus

Gavin, you're the one I trace Through every window, every pane Gavin, you're the clearest thing Even when the glass holds rain

Verse 2

The letters on the glass blur out But I still know your walk by heart You never have to knock or call You're already the better part

Pre-chorus

Steam keeps climbing up the pane Covers up the street, the sky But I can still feel you close

Chorus

Gavin, you're the one I trace Through every window, every pane Gavin, you're the clearest thing Even when the glass holds rain

Bridge

Let the whole world go soft and grey I don't need to see it clear Long as you keep coming back Long as I know you'll be here

Chorus

Gavin, you're the one I trace Through every window, every pane Gavin, you're the clearest thing Even when the glass holds rain

Outro

I'll wipe the glass however long it takes Just to watch you come home again

Verse 1

Water falls slow from the terracotta pots Onto the floorboards, patient and true I count the seconds between each drop And every one of them lands on you

Chorus

Gavin, you steady me when I sway Nothing about you needs to be loud I keep you close like light through glass Gavin, you're the calm in this crowd

Verse 2

You never rush to fill up a silence You let the quiet just be enough I've learned the sound of your kind of patience It's steadier than any rougher stuff

Pre-chorus

Some hearts need noise to prove they are true Mine just needs the drip and the glass And the certainty I feel in you

Chorus

Gavin, you steady me when I sway Nothing about you needs to be loud I keep you close like light through glass Gavin, you're the calm in this crowd

Bridge

However long, however slow This is the pace I want to go

Chorus

Gavin, you steady me when I sway Nothing about you needs to be loud I keep you close like light through glass Gavin, you're the calm in this crowd

Outro

The water still falls under that glass And I still find you in every drop

Verse 1

Frost is drawing ferns in the corner of the glass tonight Soft and slow the way it grows beneath the fading light Everything is settling as the house breathes low and deep And you are held here safely as you drift away to sleep

Chorus

Gavin, Gavin, close your eyes now, let the night come in Nothing in the dark can touch you, nothing can begin Gavin, hush now, you are wanted more than words can say Sleep will carry you so gently till the break of day

Verse 2

The window keeps its patterns while the room stays warm and still Nothing here can hurry you, there's nowhere else to be The quiet wraps around you like a blanket pulled up high And every little worry drifts off softly with a sigh

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the frosted glass the whole wide world lies sleeping Close and warm inside these walls, love is what we're keeping Let it settle over you now, soft and slow and deep

Chorus

Gavin, Gavin, close your eyes now, let the night come in Nothing in the dark can touch you, nothing can begin Gavin, hush now, you are wanted more than words can say Sleep will carry you so gently till the break of day

Bridge

Rest now, little one, the stars are watching over you Every breath you take is safe, is steady, is held true

Chorus

Gavin, Gavin, close your eyes now, let the night come in Nothing in the dark can touch you, nothing can begin Gavin, hush now, you are wanted more than words can say Sleep will carry you so gently till the break of day

Outro

The frost will still be drawing when the morning light returns And you'll be here, still loved, still warm, still held through all it learns

Verse 1

A sliver of gold slips under the door tonight Falling so soft across the grey of the floor Nothing can reach you, tucked away out of sight Close your eyes now, you don't need to see any more

Pre-chorus

Somewhere beyond that thin and glowing line Every worry of the day is folding down Rest here where the quiet is only mine and thine

Chorus

Gavin, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing will stir until the morning comes again Every hush in every room is holding still for you Sleep now, Gavin, safe from any kind of rain

Verse 2

Somewhere past the hallway a small light keeps watch Waiting so patiently while you drift and dream Nobody needs to hurry, nothing needs to match You are exactly where you're meant to be, it seems

Bridge

Let the dark be gentle, let the dark be kind Wrapping you in stillness till the morning light

Chorus

Gavin, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing will stir until the morning comes again Every hush in every room is holding still for you Sleep now, Gavin, safe from any kind of rain

Outro

That sliver of gold will still be there when you wake Soft as it was, and steady, for your sake

Verse 1

Watch how the fire lets its bright colours go quiet and slow Nothing tonight needs to hurry or shine or glow Somewhere beneath the grey there is warmth still holding on I keep you close while the last of the light turns low

Pre-chorus

The coals are banking down beneath the ash so white Every small sound in the house is folding into night Rest here beside me now and let the dark be kind

Chorus

Gavin, the embers are dimming but never truly gone Something is always glowing quietly on and on You are the warmth that stays when everything else grows dim Sleep now, Gavin, till the morning light comes back to shine

Verse 2

The room grows softer as the last flame folds into red There's nothing waiting out there to lift your sleepy head I will be here long after the fire has had its say Rest easy now inside this quiet that we've made

Bridge

Under the ash the heart of the fire is beating slow Just like you, safe and held, however soft you glow

Chorus

Gavin, the embers are dimming but never truly gone Something is always glowing quietly on and on You are the warmth that stays when everything else grows dim Sleep now, Gavin, till the morning light comes back to shine

Outro

The ash lies soft and pale where the bright flame used to play You are the warmth I'm keeping until the break of day