Songs for Hadley

Verse 1

Torn paper piled up like snow Bright ribbons catch the evening light We left this bench a golden mess Because you made this whole night right

Chorus

Hadley, Hadley, dance with us tonight Nobody lights a room so well Hadley, spin us round again We're gladly falling for your spell

Verse 2

You blew the candles clean across town Laughed so loud the string lights swayed Every gift feels like an excuse Just to watch the joy you've made

Pre-chorus

Hear the bassline start to hum Feel the beat get in your feet This whole night is building up to

Chorus

Hadley, Hadley, dance with us tonight Nobody lights a room so well Hadley, spin us round again We're gladly falling for your spell

Bridge

We'd wait out here til badly cold Just to cheer another year of you Nothing planned could shine as bright As you do without even trying to

Chorus

Hadley, Hadley, dance with us tonight Nobody lights a room so well Hadley, spin us round again We're gladly falling for your spell

Outro

The paper's settling on the bench now But you're the light we're carrying home

Verse 1

The old shed door hangs crooked propped up just to hold the light you turned this scruffy corner golden just by showing up tonight

Pre-chorus

Every candle's leaning sideways every year gets harder to hide but the whole street's here to see it

Chorus

Hadley, the room lights up for you we came because we had to however far we travelled to we'd do it again gladly for you

Verse 2

Rust along the hinges glowing cake balanced where the paint's gone thin you make the broken things feel chosen you make the whole night feel like kin

Pre-chorus

Every candle's leaning sideways every year gets harder to hide but the whole street's here to see it

Chorus

Hadley, the room lights up for you we came because we had to however far we travelled to we'd do it again gladly for you

Bridge

Sing it loud or sing it badly doesn't matter, we're all in however old, you're still our Hadley that's the party we begin

Chorus

Hadley, the room lights up for you we came because we had to however far we travelled to we'd do it again gladly for you

Outro

Leave the shed door standing open we'll keep coming back for you

Verse 1

Paper plates are spinning round You've got laughter in the sound Confetti settling on the grass Nobody wants this day to pass

Chorus

Hadley, Hadley, light of the yard We sing it loud, we sing it hard Twice as bright and twice as bold Hadley, gladly, watch you glow

Verse 2

Somebody's dancing on the lawn Since the candles first were drawn You keep pulling us all in This is a day we're glad to win

Pre-chorus

Every plate and cup here knows Every string of lights that glows It's building up to one more chorus

Chorus

Hadley, Hadley, light of the yard We sing it loud, we sing it hard Twice as bright and twice as bold Hadley, gladly, watch you glow

Bridge

We'd cheer for you on any day But sunshine picked this one to stay So let the whole garden sing it madly

Chorus

Hadley, Hadley, light of the yard We sing it loud, we sing it hard Twice as bright and twice as bold Hadley, gladly, watch you glow

Outro

Grass still holds the party's glow Glad we get to watch you grow

Verse 1

Two hands under running water Rinsing soap from a silver spoon Nothing about it feels like work When I get to do it next to you

Chorus

Hadley, I would tell you plainly I could love you slow or madly You don't need the world to see it I just need you here to believe it

Verse 2

Bubbles catch the kitchen light Gone before they hit the drain Some things aren't built to last long But what I feel for you remains

Pre-chorus

I've said it clumsy, I've said it badly Tried to find the words for you, Hadley But my hands know what my mouth forgets

Chorus

Hadley, I would tell you plainly I could love you slow or madly You don't need the world to see it I just need you here to believe it

Bridge

No grand stage, no crowd to prove it Just this sink and how I move through it Gladly, every ordinary day Beside you, that's the only way

Chorus

Hadley, I would tell you plainly I could love you slow or madly You don't need the world to see it I just need you here to believe it

Outro

The water's off, the spoon's put away But my hands still know where they want to stay

Verse 1

Salt dries slow on the metal rail Between one coat and the next one on I found you there in the wind and hail Still standing warm when the heat was gone

Pre-chorus

You never asked me to prove a thing No grand line, no big display Just stayed close while the cold winds sing

Chorus

Hadley, I would choose you badly lit In every weather, every light I'd choose you slow, I'd choose you quick Hadley, gladly, wrong or right

Verse 2

We've worn our coats through better years Hung them damp by the same old door I've watched you laugh, I've watched your tears And wanted nothing else, nothing more

Chorus

Hadley, I would choose you badly lit In every weather, every light I'd choose you slow, I'd choose you quick Hadley, gladly, wrong or right

Bridge

Not the loudest thing I've known But the steadiest hand I've held No performance, nothing shown Just you, and how the quiet felt

Chorus

Hadley, I would choose you badly lit In every weather, every light I'd choose you slow, I'd choose you quick Hadley, gladly, wrong or right

Outro

The rail still holds the salt and cold But you're the warmth I carry home

Verse 1

Just a bowl between us on the table Your shoulder finds mine, easy, stable No plan for it, it just happens I could sit like this forever, Hadley

Chorus

Hadley, you make the quiet feel like plenty I do not need the room to notice Simple as a hand that finds another Hadley, I chose you and I choose you again

Verse 2

We are not saying much tonight Talking would only get in the way Your elbow leans in without asking I lean back and that says it, Hadley

Pre-chorus

Some people need the big gesture I just need you close like this So stay right there, let me lean in

Chorus

Hadley, you make the quiet feel like plenty I do not need the room to notice Simple as a hand that finds another Hadley, I chose you and I choose you again

Bridge

It is never loud, what we have No need to prove it to a crowd Just this weight against my shoulder Steady as it's ever been

Chorus

Hadley, you make the quiet feel like plenty I do not need the room to notice Simple as a hand that finds another Hadley, I chose you and I choose you again

Outro

The bowl sits empty between us now Your shoulder's still here, and that's enough

Verse 1

Steam is rising soft under the yellow light above you Warm and slow like the hush before a dream Everything tonight is gentle, everything is kind to you You are held here safer than you seem

Pre-chorus

Let the water's warmth sink low into your breathing Let the light stay golden, let it settle on your skin Close your eyes now, feel the quiet gathering you in

Chorus

Hadley, the whole night bends down gladly just for you Softly the dark goes gliding by without a sound Nothing can touch you, nothing here will treat you badly Hadley, this warm and golden hush is where you're found

Verse 2

The towel is waiting, soft as any arms could ever be Wrapping you up while the light glows low and small You don't need to know how loved you truly are tonight Just know that you are carried, safe through it all

Bridge

Every small sound fades to nothing but your breathing Every worry melts away before it's ever known

Chorus

Hadley, the whole night bends down gladly just for you Softly the dark goes gliding by without a sound Nothing can touch you, nothing here will treat you badly Hadley, this warm and golden hush is where you're found

Outro

Let the steam rise soft and settle, let the light burn low and gold Sleep now, Hadley, sleep now, you are held, you are held

Verse 1

A small white beam is drifting under the blanket you made your own It moves so soft across the cotton, quiet as a sleepy tide You built this tent of shadow just to feel less alone And every corner of it holds you gently, safe inside

Pre-chorus

The whole wide house is settling now, the windows soft and dim Your breathing slows to match the hush that's gathering in the room So let the small light lead you where the quiet waters swim

Chorus

Hadley, close your eyes now, let the light fall gladly on your face Nothing here can find you, nothing here will ever come unkind You are held so warmly in this soft and sleepy little place Hadley, you are certain, you are wanted, you are mine

Verse 2

The beam will fade to nothing but the warmth will still be near you A hand will rest close by to hush whatever dream you're in So let the last light flicker out, there's nothing here to fear you You're wrapped inside a kindness that will never once grow thin

Chorus

Hadley, close your eyes now, let the light fall gladly on your face Nothing here can find you, nothing here will ever come unkind You are held so warmly in this soft and sleepy little place Hadley, you are certain, you are wanted, you are mine

Bridge

Sleep will carry you so slowly, further than the light can reach And still I will be near you, humming softer than a breath

Chorus

Hadley, close your eyes now, let the light fall gladly on your face Nothing here can find you, nothing here will ever come unkind You are held so warmly in this soft and sleepy little place Hadley, you are certain, you are wanted, you are mine

Outro

The blanket settles softly now, the little beam has gone to rest You are safe beneath the quiet, you are held, you are the best

Verse 1

Red light sliding soft along the wall above your head carries all the noise of the day away instead you are wrapped so warm beneath this quiet, sleepy blue nothing in the dark tonight can ever trouble you

Pre-chorus

Far off now the train sings low and rolls another mile let the rumble rock you gently for a little while close your eyes, my darling, sleep is waiting close behind

Chorus

Hush now, Hadley, let the light and shadow play every worry of the world has drifted far away Hadley, Hadley, sleep is soft and sleep is kind rest here safely, leave the whole wide world behind

Verse 2

Watch how gently red turns gold and gold turns into grey this is just the night time saying goodnight in its own way you are held here, you are safe here, nothing needs to stir every little sound outside is only love, a blur

Chorus

Hush now, Hadley, let the light and shadow play every worry of the world has drifted far away Hadley, Hadley, sleep is soft and sleep is kind rest here safely, leave the whole wide world behind

Bridge

Somewhere trains keep travelling on to towns you'll never see none of it matters half as much as you resting next to me stay a while in stillness, let the whole night rock you slow

Chorus

Hush now, Hadley, let the light and shadow play every worry of the world has drifted far away Hadley, Hadley, sleep is soft and sleep is kind rest here safely, leave the whole wide world behind

Outro

Red light fading now, the wall has gone to rest sleep tight, little one, you always were the best