Songs for Geoff

Verse 1

Shed door creaking, dust in the light Old boxes leaning, tired and worn Nobody sees what you kept inside Every one of them since you were born

Pre-chorus

You never needed the praise Just quietly building the days Now the whole room's ready to roar

Chorus

Geoff, we're lifting the roof tonight Every candle burning for you Geoff, you've carried us all this far Nobody does it like Geoff can do

Verse 2

Some of those boxes never got opened Some got carried through wind and rain You kept the weight and called it nothing Never once let us see the strain

Pre-chorus

You never needed the praise Just quietly building the days Now the whole room's ready to roar

Chorus

Geoff, we're lifting the roof tonight Every candle burning for you Geoff, you've carried us all this far Nobody does it like Geoff can do

Bridge

Clear out the shed, let the light come through Show us the years we never knew Whatever you carried, we carry it too

Chorus

Geoff, we're lifting the roof tonight Every candle burning for you Geoff, you've carried us all this far Nobody does it like Geoff can do

Outro

Stack it up high, we're not done yet Happy birthday, Geoff, best one yet

Verse 1

Butter's melting on the table Soft and gold as it is able Kitchen's warm from what you bring You make plain old Tuesday sing

Pre-chorus

Grab a fork and pull a chair Something's cooking, feel it there Whole house leaning toward the door

Chorus

Geoff, we're glad that you were born Butter melting, table worn Geoff, the kettle's on for you Pour the coffee, pass it through

Verse 2

You never make a body wait Show up early, bring the plate Laughing loud above the noise Filling up this house with joy

Chorus

Geoff, we're glad that you were born Butter melting, table worn Geoff, the kettle's on for you Pour the coffee, pass it through

Bridge

Stomp your boots and clap along Raise a glass, you're in the song Every year you're worth the mess

Chorus

Geoff, we're glad that you were born Butter melting, table worn Geoff, the kettle's on for you Pour the coffee, pass it through

Outro

Butter's soft, the table's yellow We're all glad to know this fellow

Verse 1

Cold step, and the morning still grey one bottle left there, right in the way somebody thought of you before the light that's how you start every single day

Pre-chorus

You never made a fuss of it just showed up, quiet, bit by bit so let the whole room turn it up for

Chorus

Geoff, this one's shouted, not soft light every candle, don't hold off glasses up high, however long we've left Geoff, you're the reason we're all stood off

Verse 2

You keep on turning up like clockwork steady as milk on a cold doorstep through every ordinary Tuesday you made the whole thing count, not less

Bridge

Some folk you notice straight away some folk grow on you, come what may either way now we all agree there's no one round here quite like Geoff

Chorus

Geoff, this one's shouted, not soft light every candle, don't hold off glasses up high, however long we've left Geoff, you're the reason we're all stood off

Outro

Somewhere out there on a doorstep a bottle waits, and so do we, Geoff

Verse 1

The bathroom light is not romantic but you're standing there with me two brushes leaning in that blue mug that's about as good as it gets, Geoff

Pre-chorus

I could list you a hundred small things every one of them proof enough but it all comes down to this feeling

Chorus

Geoff, you're the one I keep on choosing morning after morning, plain as that nothing fancy, nothing showing off Geoff, you're the steady in my chest

Verse 2

Some folks want the fireworks and the speeches I just want you humming in the hall two toothbrushes leaning into each other says more to me than words at all

Chorus

Geoff, you're the one I keep on choosing morning after morning, plain as that nothing fancy, nothing showing off Geoff, you're the steady in my chest

Bridge

No one's writing songs about a mug but I would, every single time because you're in that little kitchen and that's the whole of my design

Chorus

Geoff, you're the one I keep on choosing morning after morning, plain as that nothing fancy, nothing showing off Geoff, you're the steady in my chest

Outro

Two brushes leaning, blue and worn that's us, Geoff, still holding on

Verse 1

Coins in my hand, three in the morning You told a joke to make me smile Nothing in that machine looked golden But you made the waiting worth the while

Pre-chorus

Nurses walk soft down the hall Machines hum on, the world stands still You reach for my hand through it all

Chorus

Geoff, you're the calm in the static hum Steady when the whole night shakes Geoff, you're the reason morning comes You're the warmth that this cold place fakes

Verse 2

You gave me the last of your coffee Held my head when I couldn't be strong Doctors passed and never saw me But you stayed the whole night long

Bridge

Some kind of love needs no big scene Just a hallway light and you next to me This is quiet, this is plain But it's the truest love I've seen

Chorus

Geoff, you're the calm in the static hum Steady when the whole night shakes Geoff, you're the reason morning comes You're the warmth that this cold place fakes

Outro

Coins still rattle, the light still glows And you're still here, that's all I know

Verse 1

I pull the record from the shelf Dust rising soft into the light The needle hums before it drops And I think only of yourself

Pre-chorus

Some songs you play just once or twice This one I've played a thousand times And still it pulls me back to you

Chorus

Geoff, you're the sound I know by heart No need to skip, no need to start However far this song has gone You've always been the better part

Verse 2

The paper sleeve is soft and worn Like something held too long to fade I trace the edge and think of you And how you've never once been said

Pre-chorus

Some songs you play just once or twice This one I've played a thousand times And still it pulls me back to you

Chorus

Geoff, you're the sound I know by heart No need to skip, no need to start However far this song has gone You've always been the better part

Bridge

Every scratch still finds its groove Every silence waits for you Nothing here has come undone

Chorus

Geoff, you're the sound I know by heart No need to skip, no need to start However far this song has gone You've always been the better part

Outro

The dust will settle where it fell And I'll still choose you, Geoff, as well

Verse 1

Outside the flakes are settling soft against the pane I feel my heart go quiet just to have you near The whole wide world is folding into hush and white There is no place I'd rather hold you than right here

Pre-chorus

The wind can hush its whisper, the night can hold its breath Every falling flake is telling you you're loved So close your eyes and listen to the calm that's coming

Chorus

Sleep now Geoff, the snow is falling slow and kind Nothing in this room can ever reach you here Rest now Geoff, I'll keep the porch light on for you Geoff, my love, you're safer than a snowbound year

Verse 2

You breathe so soft I have to lean in close to hear it Your little hand has curled around my finger tight I watch the flakes pile gently on the windowsill And know that you're the warmest thing in all this white

Chorus

Sleep now Geoff, the snow is falling slow and kind Nothing in this room can ever reach you here Rest now Geoff, I'll keep the porch light on for you Geoff, my love, you're safer than a snowbound year

Bridge

Let the frost keep to the glass and never past it Let the cold stay out there shivering on its own Nothing thin or sharp will ever touch what's sleeping You are held by something warmer than you know

Chorus

Sleep now Geoff, the snow is falling slow and kind Nothing in this room can ever reach you here Rest now Geoff, I'll keep the porch light on for you Geoff, my love, you're safer than a snowbound year

Outro

The flakes are still collecting soft against the pane And you are sleeping warm while all the world turns white

Verse 1

Above you the branches are swaying so slow tonight Painting their shapes in a soft moving weft Nothing can reach you, you're held safe and tight Close up your eyes now, my own little Geoff

Pre-chorus

The dark isn't heavy, it's soft as a glove Every small breath that you take I am counting Sleep is just quiet wrapped up in your love

Chorus

Geoff, the night is only you and me Nothing in the world could love you more than this Rest now, Geoff, and drift out to sea Wrapped in the warmth of a slow gentle kiss

Verse 2

Somewhere a window is letting in starlight Falling in patterns like patterns on a shelf You are the reason I'm holding on so tight There's no one as precious to me as yourself

Chorus

Geoff, the night is only you and me Nothing in the world could love you more than this Rest now, Geoff, and drift out to sea Wrapped in the warmth of a slow gentle kiss

Bridge

Sleep now, and let the whole house grow still Nothing tonight is going to ask more of you than rest

Chorus

Geoff, the night is only you and me Nothing in the world could love you more than this Rest now, Geoff, and drift out to sea Wrapped in the warmth of a slow gentle kiss

Outro

The branches keep moving so slow overhead Sleep tight now, Geoff, safe and warm in your bed

Verse 1

Thin grey water runs slow down the window tonight Tracing its way like a soft little kite But nothing outside will come into this room You are held here so warm, and it's alright

Pre-chorus

Let the wind hush its voice as it turns round the eaves Let the dark settle down like a blanket of leaves And close your eyes now, love, while the whole house believes

Chorus

Sleep now, Geoff, while the rain finds its way home Nothing can reach you, not the dark or the cold You are the warmest thing I have ever known So rest here, Geoff, you are never alone

Verse 2

The glass may be cold but your blankets are deep Every small sound is just the house half asleep And I will stay near while the night rolls on by Watching you drift where the quiet is kept

Chorus

Sleep now, Geoff, while the rain finds its way home Nothing can reach you, not the dark or the cold You are the warmest thing I have ever known So rest here, Geoff, you are never alone

Bridge

Somewhere the rain keeps its low steady beat But here you are safe, wrapped in warmth to your feet

Chorus

Sleep now, Geoff, while the rain finds its way home Nothing can reach you, not the dark or the cold You are the warmest thing I have ever known So rest here, Geoff, you are never alone

Outro

The water still runs its slow path down the pane But you are held gently, and safe, through the rain