Songs for Glenn

Verse 1

Boxes stacked against the fence Bikes piled up, no sense Somebody call this thing a yard You'd sort it out, you always did

Pre-chorus

Grab a chair and grab a friend Something good is round the bend Get ready now, here it comes again

Chorus

Glenn, light up this old back yard Everybody's clapping hard You make the mess feel like a plan Glenn, we're glad you're here again

Verse 2

Wheels tangled up ten deep Nobody minds, nobody's asleep You'd whistle and we'd all fall in line That's just the kind of friend you've been

Chorus

Glenn, light up this old back yard Everybody's clapping hard You make the mess feel like a plan Glenn, we're glad you're here again

Bridge

Raise your cups, kick up your feet Nobody here can match your beat Another year, and still the best Stomp it loud, forget the rest

Chorus

Glenn, light up this old back yard Everybody's clapping hard You make the mess feel like a plan Glenn, we're glad you're here again

Outro

Boxes and bikes still in a heap But you're the one this town would keep

Verse 1

You kick them off without a care Muddy shoes just landing there Straight past the fridge, straight to the fun We love the whirlwind that you've become

Pre-chorus

So grab a chair and pull it near Tonight the whole room wants you here Something's building, can you feel it grow

Chorus

Glenn, we're lighting up for you Every silly thing you do Ten times over, we'd choose Glenn Fill the glass and toast again

Verse 2

You track the garden through the hall We never mind the mess at all It means you ran, it means you played It means another year you've made

Bridge

Clap your hands and stamp the floor We're glad you're standing at this door However mucky, however late You're the reason that we celebrate

Chorus

Glenn, we're lighting up for you Every silly thing you do Ten times over, we'd choose Glenn Fill the glass and toast again

Outro

Leave the shoes there by the fridge We'll cheer you home across the ridge

Verse 1

Rust runs down the old drums slow But you make this yard feel grand Bug lights hum a golden glow And you're the reason we all stand

Pre-chorus

Feel that clapping start to swell Feel the joy we can't contain Something's building, can you tell

Chorus

Glenn, Glenn, light of this place Every year you shine again Glenn, you wear the brightest grace Lift the roof for Glenn, for Glenn

Verse 2

Sparks fly up past broken beams You turn old ground to gold somehow Every crack still holds our dreams We're glad to celebrate you now

Chorus

Glenn, Glenn, light of this place Every year you shine again Glenn, you wear the brightest grace Lift the roof for Glenn, for Glenn

Bridge

Clap your hands and stomp the ground Let the whole yard shake and sway We were made to gather round Glad that you were born this day

Chorus

Glenn, Glenn, light of this place Every year you shine again Glenn, you wear the brightest grace Lift the roof for Glenn, for Glenn

Outro

Rust and light, both worn and true Happy birthday, Glenn, to you

Verse 1

Cups roll sideways in the wind Sandwiches left, half undone Nobody's watching but us, Glenn Nowhere I'd rather be than here, none

Chorus

Glenn, you make the ordinary hold You make a mustard field feel like ten There's a warmth in you I trust Nothing plain about you, Glenn

Verse 2

The grass stains won't wash out easy Neither will this afternoon, again I keep the small things now because of you Because you turned a picnic into when

Pre-chorus

I could name a hundred small days Every one of them lit by you But it always comes back to this

Chorus

Glenn, you make the ordinary hold You make a mustard field feel like ten There's a warmth in you I trust Nothing plain about you, Glenn

Bridge

Let the cups keep rolling on Let the crusts sit in the sun I already have what I came for I found it the day I found you, Glenn

Chorus

Glenn, you make the ordinary hold You make a mustard field feel like ten There's a warmth in you I trust Nothing plain about you, Glenn

Outro

Somewhere a cup is still rolling Somewhere I'm still loving you, Glenn

Verse 1

Rust on the railing, cold coming in You left your sock beside mine again Neither one of us moved through the rain Some things just settle, easy as that

Pre-chorus

I never asked for matching or neat Just something steady, something that keeps Now look at us, still holding when

Chorus

Glenn, you're the one I keep coming back to Weathered a while but still holding true Ten kinds of storm and you never once ran Glenn, I would pick you again if I can

Verse 2

You hum when you think no one can hear I catch it and know that you're near Small as it is, it says all that it needs No grander proof of love that I need

Chorus

Glenn, you're the one I keep coming back to Weathered a while but still holding true Ten kinds of storm and you never once ran Glenn, I would pick you again if I can

Bridge

Let the wind pull at everything loose We're not the kind it can shake through Whatever comes, however it lands I still want your hand in my hand

Chorus

Glenn, you're the one I keep coming back to Weathered a while but still holding true Ten kinds of storm and you never once ran Glenn, I would pick you again if I can

Outro

Two socks still hang where we left them out That's what this love has always been about

Verse 1

Blue sheets hung out to dry Pinned careful against the wind I watch them hold on tight The way I hold you again

Pre-chorus

You never make a fuss You just stay, steady and true And every ordinary day Turns into something I need

Chorus

Glenn, you are my quiet home No storm has ever won You keep me soft, you keep me warm Glenn, you're my steadiest one

Verse 2

The pins don't ask for much Just hold what matters in place That's how you love me, Glenn No fuss, no need to chase

Pre-chorus

You never make a fuss You just stay, steady and true And every ordinary day Turns into something I need

Chorus

Glenn, you are my quiet home No storm has ever won You keep me soft, you keep me warm Glenn, you're my steadiest one

Bridge

Let the wind pull at the line I know what stays is mine You don't need to say a word I already heard

Chorus

Glenn, you are my quiet home No storm has ever won You keep me soft, you keep me warm Glenn, you're my steadiest one

Outro

The sheets come in soft and clean You're still the best thing I've seen

Verse 1

Dust is turning slowly in the last thin line of light Floorboards give their quiet creaks as we say goodnight Somewhere past the window a small wren has gone to rest And you are held here softly, safe and out of sight

Chorus

Glenn, the house breathes gentle now, the day has let you go Every corner of this room is watching over Glenn Rest inside the hush that settles slow and low Glenn, you're held, you're warm, you're loved, and that won't ever end

Verse 2

The lamp throws all its small light up along the wall Nothing in this room will wake you, nothing here will call Only dust that drifts and settles where the shadows bend And your breathing slows to meet it, softest of them all

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the ceiling turn to sky Let the creaking floor become a lullaby Everything is winding down to where you

Chorus

Glenn, the house breathes gentle now, the day has let you go Every corner of this room is watching over Glenn Rest inside the hush that settles slow and low Glenn, you're held, you're warm, you're loved, and that won't ever end

Bridge

Somewhere far the night keeps turning, slow as any wheel Nothing out there in the dark can touch what's warm and real

Chorus

Glenn, the house breathes gentle now, the day has let you go Every corner of this room is watching over Glenn Rest inside the hush that settles slow and low Glenn, you're held, you're warm, you're loved, and that won't ever end

Outro

The dust has settled softly on the old worn floor Sleep now, Glenn, you're wanted here, and always will be more

Verse 1

The candle bends its light down low across the cedar floor and everything is quiet now, the whole wide house has stilled soft the wax goes pooling round like water finding shore this room was built for you tonight and every wish fulfilled

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the flame is dimming slow and sweet the brass is cool, the day has laid its worries down let the hush come gather you from head to feet

Chorus

Sleep now, Glenn, the night is holding you so gently you are treasured more than any story I could tell somewhere past the window there's a soft and sleepy Glenn tucked in warm and certain that tonight will end you well

Verse 2

The wick will rest beneath its little cap of shining brass smoke will curl up thin and slow like breath upon the air you don't need to keep your eyes on anything that's passed only need to know that you are wanted, you are rare

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the flame is dimming slow and sweet the brass is cool, the day has laid its worries down let the hush come gather you from head to feet

Chorus

Sleep now, Glenn, the night is holding you so gently you are treasured more than any story I could tell somewhere past the window there's a soft and sleepy Glenn tucked in warm and certain that tonight will end you well

Bridge

No shadow here will ever come to trouble you every quiet minute now belongs to only you

Chorus

Sleep now, Glenn, the night is holding you so gently you are treasured more than any story I could tell somewhere past the window there's a soft and sleepy Glenn tucked in warm and certain that tonight will end you well

Outro

The wax has settled still and soft around the cedar wood rest now, you are loved here, and you always understood

Verse 1

A stripe of light slips softly across the wall tonight Sliding so quietly past your bed as you lie still It comes from a door left open just a little for you So you always know somebody's near and always will

Pre-chorus

The house grows quiet, the whole wide world breathes slower Your small hands rest, your busy day lets go Close your eyes now, Glenn, and drift where the light is soft and low

Chorus

Glenn, the night is holding you so gently now Every corner of this room was made to keep you warm You are the softest word I whisper, Glenn, before you sleep Glenn, you are safe here, you were never born to fear the dark

Verse 2

That thin gold line will still be there when morning comes to find you Painting the wall the way it always finds its way to you Nothing tonight is asking you to be anything but calm You can let the whole day settle while the light says its goodnight too

Bridge

Rest your head where it is warmest, let your breathing find its tide There is nothing waiting for you that the dark can't gently hide

Chorus

Glenn, the night is holding you so gently now Every corner of this room was made to keep you warm You are the softest word I whisper, Glenn, before you sleep Glenn, you are safe here, you were never born to fear the dark

Outro

The stripe of light will keep its watch until the morning comes Sleep now, Glenn, the whole night long is gentle, and it's yours