Songs for Hana

Verse 1

A little cup goes drifting by the rope Bobbing slow where the pool lights gleam You're the reason we all showed up with hope You're the best thing this town has seen

Pre-chorus

Grab your boots, we're kicking off the wall Clap your hands, let the whole room call Here it comes, the loudest part of all

Chorus

Hana, Hana, light up this place Nobody dances like you, Hana Every cup on the water knows your name Hana, Hana, you're a firecracker

Verse 2

The cardboard cups keep bumping in a row Nudged along by the water's little sway You pull us all where the good times go You make an ordinary night feel like a holiday

Pre-chorus

Grab your boots, we're kicking off the wall Clap your hands, let the whole room call Here it comes, the loudest part of all

Chorus

Hana, Hana, light up this place Nobody dances like you, Hana Every cup on the water knows your name Hana, Hana, you're a firecracker

Bridge

Stomp it out, let the fiddle fly We're cheering loud, we don't know why Except it's you, and that's enough We'll shout your name until we're rough

Chorus

Hana, Hana, light up this place Nobody dances like you, Hana Every cup on the water knows your name Hana, Hana, you're a firecracker

Outro

Somewhere still those cups float on Happy birthday, carry on

Verse 1

Fog is climbing up the glass Paper hats are riding shotgun Somebody left the heater blasting We are driving straight to you, Hana

Pre-chorus

Every year the same old engine Every year it still gets me Something in my chest keeps building

Chorus

Hana, light the candles now Anna never shone like you somehow Nobody else could steal this room Hana, take your crown and bow

Verse 2

You laugh and the windows shake a little Steam is drawing shapes we know Somebody wipes a heart in the middle Right where your reflection used to glow

Bridge

Every hat askew and grinning Every year we start again This one feels like the beginning Of something we cannot explain

Chorus

Hana, light the candles now Anna never shone like you somehow Nobody else could steal this room Hana, take your crown and bow

Outro

The glass still holds our breath a while We wrote your name in it, Hana

Verse 1

Crumbs of pastry on the sill morning light comes through the glass you drew a smile in the steam and told the whole day to pass

Pre-chorus

Something sweet is turning louder the kitchen's humming like a song we're counting down to something golden

Chorus

Hana, put your hands up high tonight we're spinning off the ground Hana, Hana, light the room you're the best thing we found

Verse 2

You wiped the window with your sleeve made a face to make us grin that's the kind of joy you bring every room you're always in

Pre-chorus

Something sweet is turning louder the kitchen's humming like a song we're counting down to something golden

Chorus

Hana, put your hands up high tonight we're spinning off the ground Hana, Hana, light the room you're the best thing we found

Bridge

Every year that turns around finds you shining brighter still we don't need a fancy reason just your name and one more thrill

Chorus

Hana, put your hands up high tonight we're spinning off the ground Hana, Hana, light the room you're the best thing we found

Outro

Somewhere steam still holds your smile we're glad we get to call it yours

Verse 1

Rain on the metal bench Two ticket stubs curled up small You laughed and didn't notice How easy you make it, after all

Pre-chorus

I keep finding proof we happened Little things the rain left behind I'm not looking for a reason

Chorus

Hana, you're the one I choose again Every quiet night, every loud Savannah sun You don't have to try to hold me Hana, you already won

Verse 2

Puddle holding half a streetlight Holding both our names as one You reached over for my hand Like it was nothing, like it's done

Pre-chorus

I keep finding proof we happened Little things the rain left behind I'm not looking for a reason

Chorus

Hana, you're the one I choose again Every quiet night, every loud Savannah sun You don't have to try to hold me Hana, you already won

Bridge

Whatever this is, slow or certain I'm not asking it to prove a thing Just stay close while the puddle settles Just stay while the streetlight sings

Chorus

Hana, you're the one I choose again Every quiet night, every loud Savannah sun You don't have to try to hold me Hana, you already won

Outro

Somewhere those two stubs are still curling Still holding on beneath the rain

Verse 1

A green highlighter rolls off the desk Notes stacked yellow, none of them lost You caught it before it hit the floor You keep things safe without a request

Pre-chorus

I never ask you to stay this close You just do, like it costs you nothing And every time I forget to notice

Chorus

Hana, you're the calm in my crowded room Nothing loud, nothing built to impress You mark the page I keep coming back to Hana, that's the whole of it, no less

Verse 2

One yellow note, one line of green You underline what I almost missed You never make a show of choosing me You just choose, quiet as that

Pre-chorus

I never ask you to stay this close You just do, like it costs you nothing And every time I forget to notice

Chorus

Hana, you're the calm in my crowded room Nothing loud, nothing built to impress You mark the page I keep coming back to Hana, that's the whole of it, no less

Bridge

No one writes songs about sticky notes But I'd write one about your hands The way you leave your mark so lightly And somehow it never comes undone

Chorus

Hana, you're the calm in my crowded room Nothing loud, nothing built to impress You mark the page I keep coming back to Hana, that's the whole of it, no less

Outro

Somewhere a green line still rolls on Hana, I'm glad it stopped with you

Verse 1

The soup bowls sit there, still unwashed One mug is cooling by the tap You hum some tune I can't quite catch And I don't want to break that gap

Pre-chorus

It's nothing much, this kitchen light But you make ordinary hold Something I don't want to fight

Chorus

Hana, you're the calm I chose Steady as the water runs Hana, this is how it grows Quiet love that never runs

Verse 2

You dry your hands and lean on me No need to fill the room with sound This is the kind of love I see Plain and warm and always around

Chorus

Hana, you're the calm I chose Steady as the water runs Hana, this is how it grows Quiet love that never runs

Bridge

I don't need grand or loud to know That you're the one who makes it home Some hearts announce it, some just show Yours has never had to roam

Chorus

Hana, you're the calm I chose Steady as the water runs Hana, this is how it grows Quiet love that never runs

Outro

The mug sits empty, warmth long gone But what we built keeps going on

Verse 1

White curtains lift and settle like a breath beside your bed Soft light is falling gently on the pillow for your head Wooden rails are holding all the quiet of the room You are safe inside this hour where the soft winds bloom

Pre-chorus

Every little sound tonight is turning into rest Nothing in this room will ever put you to the test Close your eyes and drift where you are gently blessed

Chorus

Hana, Hana, hush now, let the night grow still Rest here, little Hana, safe upon the sill You are loved beyond the reach of every counted star Hana, you are held right here, however far

Verse 2

Moonlight finds the curtain and it turns it soft and pale Quietly the evening folds around you like a veil Every breath you take is answered by the breeze You are wrapped in calm as gentle as the trees

Bridge

Sleep is just a small boat drifting out to sea Nothing in the dark tonight will ever trouble thee

Chorus

Hana, Hana, hush now, let the night grow still Rest here, little Hana, safe upon the sill You are loved beyond the reach of every counted star Hana, you are held right here, however far

Outro

Sleep now while the curtains breathe so soft against the wall You are held here always, long after nightfall

Verse 1

Streetlamps slide their gold across the buckle by your seat Quiet holds the car as softly as a hand Every mile is carrying you off to somewhere sweet Close your eyes now, Hana, you don't need to understand

Chorus

Hana, Hana, rest your head and drift away Nothing in the dark tonight can do you harm Hana, hush now, let the night be soft and grey Sleep is only love that's wrapped around you warm

Verse 2

Windows hum a lullaby of engines low and slow Shadows dance so gently on your folded hands Wherever this road winds, you're safe wherever we go Nobody could touch you while this quiet stands

Pre-chorus

Hold on to the hush now, let it carry what you feel Every light that passes wants to see you dream Sleep is waiting softly, and it's turning down the wheel

Chorus

Hana, Hana, rest your head and drift away Nothing in the dark tonight can do you harm Hana, hush now, let the night be soft and grey Sleep is only love that's wrapped around you warm

Bridge

You are held by more than you could ever know Warmth will keep you long after the lights below fade slow

Chorus

Hana, Hana, rest your head and drift away Nothing in the dark tonight can do you harm Hana, hush now, let the night be soft and grey Sleep is only love that's wrapped around you warm

Outro

Somewhere down the road the lamps will still be gliding slow Sleep now, Hana, carried safely all the way home

Verse 1

A strip of yellow light falls softly on the floor tonight Across the green and patterned carpet where you love to play It stretches thin and gold until it disappears from sight But you are held here safely at the ending of the day

Chorus

Hana, Hana, close your eyes and let the light go dim The whole wide house is breathing slow around you like a hymn Hana, you're the softest hush that ever filled a room And you will still be loved this much when morning takes the gloom

Verse 2

The door will stay a little open just the way you like And nothing in the shadows means you any kind of harm The dark tonight is gentle as it settles in to bide It only wants to wrap around you like another arm

Pre-chorus

So let your busy little hands go quiet on the sheet And let the last light fade to nothing soft beneath the door There's nowhere you need be but here, all warm and safe and sweet

Chorus

Hana, Hana, close your eyes and let the light go dim The whole wide house is breathing slow around you like a hymn Hana, you're the softest hush that ever filled a room And you will still be loved this much when morning takes the gloom

Bridge

Somewhere a lamp is burning low so you don't feel alone Somewhere your name is being said like it's the gentlest song Sleep now and know that you are wanted, treasured and at home

Chorus

Hana, Hana, close your eyes and let the light go dim The whole wide house is breathing slow around you like a hymn Hana, you're the softest hush that ever filled a room And you will still be loved this much when morning takes the gloom

Outro

The gold has left the carpet now, the door is nearly still Sleep well, dear Hana, you are safe, and always will