Songs for Gordon

Verse 1

The tickets spin down on the floor We're cheering louder than before That painted horse goes round the ring But you're the one who makes us sing

Pre-chorus

Empty cups are stacked up high Somebody's lit the candles high So lift your voice before we cry

Chorus

Gordon, tonight the room is yours We're banging cups and stamping floors No one else could hold this crowd Gordon, sing it clear and loud

Verse 2

We danced till both our feet gave in The fiddle wouldn't let us stop You laughed until the tears ran thin Then spun us like a carousel top

Pre-chorus

Empty cups are stacked up high Somebody's lit the candles high So lift your voice before we cry

Chorus

Gordon, tonight the room is yours We're banging cups and stamping floors No one else could hold this crowd Gordon, sing it clear and loud

Bridge

Here's to the way you steady us When everything else spins too fast You're the one worth toasting first And the one we're glad will last

Chorus

Gordon, tonight the room is yours We're banging cups and stamping floors No one else could hold this crowd Gordon, sing it clear and loud

Outro

The horse still turns beneath the light We'll raise our cups to you tonight

Verse 1

Boxes piled against the brick every one wrapped up for you muddy boots line up in rows waiting on the day that's due

Pre-chorus

Something's building in this hallway voices trying not to shout we can't hold it in much longer

Chorus

Gordon, light the candles now let the whole room sing along two years older, still our favourite Gordon, this is your whole song

Verse 2

Every box holds something small nothing here could match your worth we just needed somewhere near you closest thing we've found to earth

Pre-chorus

Something's building in this hallway voices trying not to shout we can't hold it in much longer

Chorus

Gordon, light the candles now let the whole room sing along two years older, still our favourite Gordon, this is your whole song

Bridge

Kick the boots out of the way step on through and take your bow nothing here could weigh you down

Chorus

Gordon, light the candles now let the whole room sing along two years older, still our favourite Gordon, this is your whole song

Outro

Boots still muddy by the door but you're the one we're cheering for

Verse 1

Streamers tangled up above Hanging off a folding chair Somebody stood on that chair Just to make you feel loved there

Pre-chorus

We could have kept it simple But simple's not the plan tonight We're building up to something

Chorus

Gordon, light the candles now Nobody here would keep you waiting Gordon, let the room shout loud This is your year for celebrating

Verse 2

Someone climbed to hang that streamer Balanced high on that same chair Only for a face like yours Would anybody climb up there

Pre-chorus

We could have kept it simple But simple's not the plan tonight We're building up to something

Chorus

Gordon, light the candles now Nobody here would keep you waiting Gordon, let the room shout loud This is your year for celebrating

Bridge

However far a year can carry We circle back to raise this cheer Every single one that's passed Only proves you're worth it, Gordon

Chorus

Gordon, light the candles now Nobody here would keep you waiting Gordon, let the room shout loud This is your year for celebrating

Outro

Let the streamers stay up tangled We'll cheer for you again next year

Verse 1

The yellow rain drips off the tip Down the worn old navy blue You hold it steady, hand won't slip I never asked, you just knew

Pre-chorus

You've carried this through every storm Never once made me feel small Something in me starts to warm

Chorus

Gordon, you're the calm I found Steady when the wind blows hard Gordon, you don't wear a crown But you're my shelter in the yard

Verse 2

The metal tip taps out a beat Like a clock that won't unwind You give me somewhere dry to stand And never leave me behind

Pre-chorus

You've carried this through every storm Never once made me feel small Something in me starts to warm

Chorus

Gordon, you're the calm I found Steady when the wind blows hard Gordon, you don't wear a crown But you're my shelter in the yard

Bridge

No grand words, no promise made loud Just a hand that stays on the string Love that doesn't need a crowd

Chorus

Gordon, you're the calm I found Steady when the wind blows hard Gordon, you don't wear a crown But you're my shelter in the yard

Outro

The rain still drips from that same old tip I'm still standing here, dry, with you

Verse 1

The railing's worn where our hands have been Rust flecks on the green paint show Grey tide keeps rolling out and in But you're the one steady thing I know

Pre-chorus

I've watched the mornings come and go Watched the water take its time Now my heart won't wait no more

Chorus

Gordon, you steady my whole life Like a harbour holds the tide Gordon, I found my rest in you No burden when you're by my side

Verse 2

Some mornings the fog won't lift at all Some days the grey wins out again But you stay close when the light gets small You're the warmth I keep from ending

Pre-chorus

I've watched the mornings come and go Watched the water take its time Now my heart won't wait no more

Chorus

Gordon, you steady my whole life Like a harbour holds the tide Gordon, I found my rest in you No burden when you're by my side

Bridge

Let the rust keep coming, let it show We were never meant to shine like new I'll take you weathered, I'll take you slow Just as long as I take you

Chorus

Gordon, you steady my whole life Like a harbour holds the tide Gordon, I found my rest in you No burden when you're by my side

Outro

The railing's rusted, the tide rolls grey You're still the hand I hold all day

Verse 1

You left your mug beside mine again tangled cable, going nowhere fast I could tidy up this table but I like the proof you're here

Chorus

Gordon, you make the quiet feel like home not some grand thing, just yours to own I'm not chasing gardens far and wide I just want you here beside

Verse 2

You always leave the charger where it lands I trip on it and never mind at all it means you sat right here this morning it means you'll come back after dark

Pre-chorus

I've stopped waiting for the loud, big proof love was never fireworks, it was you staying close enough to burden and forgive

Chorus

Gordon, you make the quiet feel like home not some grand thing, just yours to own I'm not chasing gardens far and wide I just want you here beside

Bridge

Some nights we don't talk much at all just the hum of wires on the wood that silence never feels like distance it feels like something we built and kept

Chorus

Gordon, you make the quiet feel like home not some grand thing, just yours to own I'm not chasing gardens far and wide I just want you here beside

Outro

Two mugs still sit beside the wire Gordon, that's still all I require

Verse 1

Gold light is spilling soft through the door left open wide Dust turns like tiny stars caught drifting on the tide Nothing needs to happen now, nowhere to be Gordon, this quiet hour is yours to hold inside

Chorus

Gordon, the whole wide house is settling down to rest Every small sound tonight is folding into your chest Close your eyes, let the hush come near Gordon, you are the calm that this old house loves best

Verse 2

The floor is warm where the light has laid its slow gold hand Somewhere a tap still drips like grains of falling sand Nothing out there can reach you now You are held closer than you'll ever understand

Pre-chorus

Let your small breaths grow long and even as the tide Let the glow through the door be all the light you need beside Sleep is only another room where love has opened wide

Chorus

Gordon, the whole wide house is settling down to rest Every small sound tonight is folding into your chest Close your eyes, let the hush come near Gordon, you are the calm that this old house loves best

Bridge

Somewhere beyond the door the dust keeps turning slow Carrying you gently to wherever dreams still grow

Chorus

Gordon, the whole wide house is settling down to rest Every small sound tonight is folding into your chest Close your eyes, let the hush come near Gordon, you are the calm that this old house loves best

Outro

The light through the door will still be gold when morning comes Rest now, Gordon, you were loved before the day begun

Verse 1

White foam is washing soft over dark pebbles tonight Under the lamp where the old stone wall stands still You are the warmth that the whole quiet night is holding Close as the tide that keeps turning up the hill

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the water is settling slow by the wall Nothing can reach you, no shadow and no harm Let your eyes close as the last little wave starts to fall

Chorus

Gordon, the night wraps around you like a garden Soft and unhurried, with nothing to fear Sleep is no burden when you are the one that we're guarding Gordon, my Gordon, we're holding you here

Verse 2

Somewhere the lamp is still watching the foam turn to lace Gentle as breath on the dark and glistening stone You are the light that makes soft this whole quiet place Never once, not for a moment, alone

Bridge

Every wave that comes in only comes in to rest Folding down easy where the pebbles lie still So let go now, you are safe, you are loved, you are blessed Sleep is the gentlest hill you will ever climb

Chorus

Gordon, the night wraps around you like a garden Soft and unhurried, with nothing to fear Sleep is no burden when you are the one that we're guarding Gordon, my Gordon, we're holding you here

Outro

The foam settles white on the dark pebbles by the wall Rest now, love, we are near, we are near, we are near

Verse 1

The orange light is catching on the wool thread by your bed Soft and slow it settles like a hand upon your head Every little colour holds a story left unsaid And you are the warmest one of all the words I've read

Pre-chorus

Let the hush come over you, let the day fold down its light Feel the quiet gather soft around you like the arms of night There is nothing you must carry now, nothing left to fight

Chorus

Gordon, sleep beneath the light the window's letting through Nothing in this whole wide dark could ever trouble you Gordon, I will stay right here the whole night watching too You're the calmest kind of wonder that this house has ever knew

Verse 2

The wool threads hold their colours even though the light is thin Just like you hold something steady, quiet, deep within Every thread of you is gentle, every thread akin To the softest kind of courage that the evening tucks you in

Chorus

Gordon, sleep beneath the light the window's letting through Nothing in this whole wide dark could ever trouble you Gordon, I will stay right here the whole night watching too You're the calmest kind of wonder that this house has ever knew

Bridge

Rest your small and steady heart, let the hours drift and blend There is nothing you must finish, nothing you must mend

Chorus

Gordon, sleep beneath the light the window's letting through Nothing in this whole wide dark could ever trouble you Gordon, I will stay right here the whole night watching too You're the calmest kind of wonder that this house has ever knew

Outro

The wool still holds its colour when the street light starts to fade Sleep now, you are held as safely as the light the window made