Songs for Gregory

Verse 1

Yellow balloons tied to the gate Bouncing like they cannot wait Somebody small once stood right there And that small start became your weight

Pre-chorus

Every year has pulled you forward Every gate has let you through So light the candles, raise the noise up

Chorus

Gregory, we're glad you're here Nobody else could steer this year You turn a dull room into a party Gregory, the reason for the cheer

Verse 2

You were always first one running Out the gate when the bell rang true Now the years have kept on turning But we still run to get to you

Chorus

Gregory, we're glad you're here Nobody else could steer this year You turn a dull room into a party Gregory, the reason for the cheer

Bridge

However far this year has bent you We're still holding your string tight However loud the world has got You're the brightest thing in sight

Chorus

Gregory, we're glad you're here Nobody else could steer this year You turn a dull room into a party Gregory, the reason for the cheer

Outro

Somewhere a gate still holds its wire And you still rise like you're on fire

Verse 1

Crooked cups stacked on the table Nobody minds, we're barely able Voices rising near the door We came here just for you, Gregory, nothing more

Pre-chorus

Somebody's pouring, somebody's grinning Room full of noise and it's only beginning Hold that cup up, here we go

Chorus

Gregory, the room is yours tonight Every corner filled with light Gregory, we raise this cheer for you Sunshine sound and it rings true

Verse 2

Folding tables, folding chairs Nobody's counting, nobody cares You walk in and the whole hall sings Only you could bring us these things

Pre-chorus

Somebody's pouring, somebody's grinning Room full of noise and it's only beginning Hold that cup up, here we go

Chorus

Gregory, the room is yours tonight Every corner filled with light Gregory, we raise this cheer for you Sunshine sound and it rings true

Bridge

However far you've had to roam This hall tonight, you make it home We clap it out, we call your name Every single year, it's just the same

Chorus

Gregory, the room is yours tonight Every corner filled with light Gregory, we raise this cheer for you Sunshine sound and it rings true

Outro

Cups still crooked on the table We'll stack them up while we are able

Verse 1

You spun the whole room round tonight Nothing about you sits still Every plan you touch gets loud You turned a dull day to a thrill

Pre-chorus

We're counting down the candles now Your name is stuck inside my head Here comes the noise you always bring

Chorus

Gregory, we're shouting out your name Nothing round you stays the same Gregory, you light the whole room up Come on and raise the flame

Verse 2

You never take the quiet road You crash in like a drum Every year you get more you And we're so glad you've come

Pre-chorus

We're counting down the candles now Your name is stuck inside my head Here comes the noise you always bring

Chorus

Gregory, we're shouting out your name Nothing round you stays the same Gregory, you light the whole room up Come on and raise the flame

Bridge

Hands up if you love this mess Hands up if you're glad he's here Every year spins faster than the last And you're the reason we still cheer

Chorus

Gregory, we're shouting out your name Nothing round you stays the same Gregory, you light the whole room up Come on and raise the flame

Outro

The whole room's still spinning round Happy birthday, we found our sound

Verse 1

Two heavy coats thrown on the bench Still warm from you, still smelling of the wood I sat down close and felt the heat And knew that this was where I stood

Chorus

Gregory, you keep me steady Gregory, you keep me near Whatever comes, however heavy I want you close, right here

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole fire shifts Sparks go up like they're chasing you I don't need the flames to warm me I just need you to pull me through

Pre-chorus

Nobody else sits like you do Nobody else makes silence kind So say the thing you're always thinking

Chorus

Gregory, you keep me steady Gregory, you keep me near Whatever comes, however heavy I want you close, right here

Bridge

Let the fire burn down slow We don't have anywhere to go Your shoulder is the only place I've ever wanted as my home

Chorus

Gregory, you keep me steady Gregory, you keep me near Whatever comes, however heavy I want you close, right here

Outro

Two coats will hang there after us Still holding on to what we knew

Verse 1

Half an apple rolled off the seat Down by your feet on the floor You just laughed and gave me the sweet I have loved you since long before

Chorus

Gregory, the road goes on and on Gregory, you're the one I steer for Miles pass and the small things stay You're the reason I'd drive this far

Verse 2

Windows down and the radio low Nothing planned, no map, no clock You hum a tune I used to know And time just seems to stop

Pre-chorus

I never needed the view Never needed the miles to be grand Just needed to be next to you

Chorus

Gregory, the road goes on and on Gregory, you're the one I steer for Miles pass and the small things stay You're the reason I'd drive this far

Bridge

Take the wheel if I get tired We'll swap the seat, we'll swap the song Whatever way this life requires With you it's never been too long

Chorus

Gregory, the road goes on and on Gregory, you're the one I steer for Miles pass and the small things stay You're the reason I'd drive this far

Outro

Half an apple, still on the floor I'd pick it up for you once more

Verse 1

Salt scattered on a blue napkin Sun warm on the checkered ground You laughed and the whole day opened Nothing about you feels ordinary

Pre-chorus

I keep it small, I keep it plain No need to shout what I mean But something in me is building

Chorus

Gregory, I chose this, I choose it still Nothing about you is ordinary You steady me without even trying Gregory, you're my one category

Verse 2

Just crumbs and light and your hands Folding the napkin so carefully You keep the smallest things gently I love you plain, I love you clearly

Chorus

Gregory, I chose this, I choose it still Nothing about you is ordinary You steady me without even trying Gregory, you're my one category

Bridge

Some loves are loud, quick to burn out Ours moves slow, ours moves sure I'll take the blanket, take the quiet Take you over anything grander

Chorus

Gregory, I chose this, I choose it still Nothing about you is ordinary You steady me without even trying Gregory, you're my one category

Outro

Somewhere there's still salt on that napkin Still you, still blue, still mine

Verse 1

Far across the water a lantern glows soft and red Blinking slow and steady through the drifting evening fog Nothing in the dark tonight is coming for your bed Sleep is close and gentle as a step on a mossy log

Pre-chorus

That small light keeps turning just to watch you rest Nothing in the wide night could ever love you less Let your eyes grow heavy now and lean into your chest

Chorus

Gregory, the light is low and turning just for you Every quiet blink says you are held and safe tonight Nothing in the fog outside can find its way into you Gregory, sleep soft beneath that far and steady light

Verse 2

Somewhere on the water something old keeps watch till dawn Rocking gently, patient as the tide that never tires You are tucked in warm before the darkness settles on Wrapped up safe and drowsy by the hush the night requires

Bridge

No storm can touch you curled up small and warm You are the calm at the centre of the night's long arm

Chorus

Gregory, the light is low and turning just for you Every quiet blink says you are held and safe tonight Nothing in the fog outside can find its way into you Gregory, sleep soft beneath that far and steady light

Outro

Somewhere far off still that lantern glows its slow red glow Sleep now, little one, and let the quiet water flow

Verse 1

Softly the branches are combing the light above your head the shade slides over slowly like a hand that means no harm every small shiver of green is a story getting said and you are the quiet centre of it, curled up safe and warm

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the afternoon is folding itself down small the wheels have stopped turning but the leaves still sway along and something in me settles when I hear you breathe at all

Chorus

Gregory, the light is only playing, it will never let you fall nothing out there in the dark can touch you, nothing at all sleep now, Gregory, beneath the green and gentle wall I will stay here watching over you until the shadows fall

Verse 2

The dappled patterns drift like something drawn in slow warm ink somewhere far off a bird is singing you to sleep instead you do not need to understand it, you just need to blink and trust the moving light above the softness of your bed

Chorus

Gregory, the light is only playing, it will never let you fall nothing out there in the dark can touch you, nothing at all sleep now, Gregory, beneath the green and gentle wall I will stay here watching over you until the shadows fall

Bridge

Every leaf will let you go and settle come the night but I am staying closer than the fading of the light

Chorus

Gregory, the light is only playing, it will never let you fall nothing out there in the dark can touch you, nothing at all sleep now, Gregory, beneath the green and gentle wall I will stay here watching over you until the shadows fall

Outro

The branches settle quiet now, their dance is nearly done sleep, and I'll be here when morning brings the next slow sun

Verse 1

Softly the curtain lifts and breathes beside your little bed Something in me settles when I watch you rest your head Out in the dark the glass holds every star it can carry Close now your eyes, my quiet, gentle Gregory

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house is folding into calm and into night Nothing can reach you here beneath this soft and steady light Let every worry drift away and let your breath grow light

Chorus

Gregory, Gregory, sleep in the hush I keep for you Nothing tonight can touch the peace we're wrapped in, me and you Rest in the calm that only love this quiet could arrange Gregory, you are the warmth that nothing here will change

Verse 2

Feel how the night wraps round you softer than any blanket could You are the reason every corner of this room feels good Down by the sill the lace moves gently, like it's keeping time Sleep now, my treasure, let this stillness be entirely mine

Chorus

Gregory, Gregory, sleep in the hush I keep for you Nothing tonight can touch the peace we're wrapped in, me and you Rest in the calm that only love this quiet could arrange Gregory, you are the warmth that nothing here will change

Bridge

Wherever the dark may wander, you will always be held tight Let go of the day, my darling, and drift into the night

Chorus

Gregory, Gregory, sleep in the hush I keep for you Nothing tonight can touch the peace we're wrapped in, me and you Rest in the calm that only love this quiet could arrange Gregory, you are the warmth that nothing here will change

Outro

Sleep now while the curtain sighs and settles by your window You are so deeply loved, my Gregory, and always will be so