Songs for Hazel

Verse 1

Headlights sweep the ceiling of the dark You keep the radio down low Somewhere past the middle of the night I forget every mile I drove so far

Pre-chorus

The road keeps talking but I don't hear much Your hand stays warm on top of mine I feel the words building up in me

Chorus

Hazel, you're the reason I don't mind the dark Every empty road feels like a park Somewhere out here nothing else is real Just you, Hazel, keeping steady, keeping calm

Verse 2

You hum along to something on the radio I watch the white lines pull us through Nothing about tonight is asking to be seen Just us, moving slow where the streetlights go

Bridge

I've loved you in the loud and in the still Loved you when there's nothing much to say This road could run forever, I wouldn't mind As long as you're the one still riding beside

Chorus

Hazel, you're the reason I don't mind the dark Every empty road feels like a park Somewhere out here nothing else is real Just you, Hazel, keeping steady, keeping calm

Outro

The headlights keep on sweeping overhead And I'm still glad it's you here instead

Verse 1

Water runs too fast again foam spills right over the edge you laugh and reach to catch it standing here on the same ledge

Chorus

Hazel, you make the small hours shine some kind of quiet magic nothing about this life needs dazzle when you're the one in the picture

Verse 2

I keep the sleeves rolled to my arms you hum some tune off the radio the bubbles catch the kitchen light and I forget where I meant to go

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is loud or planned just warm water and your hand and something building, close to grand

Chorus

Hazel, you make the small hours shine some kind of quiet magic nothing about this life needs dazzle when you're the one in the picture

Bridge

No spotlight, no grand parade just soap suds and the fading light and still I'd choose this every day just you, this sink, tonight

Chorus

Hazel, you make the small hours shine some kind of quiet magic nothing about this life needs dazzle when you're the one in the picture

Outro

The water's long gone cold and still but I'm still standing here, and always will

Verse 1

Rain runs off the edge of the roof Your sleeve is damp, that's proof We stood here longer than we should Close to you feels understood

Pre-chorus

Nobody else is standing this near Your coat against mine, plain and clear I keep finding reasons to stay

Chorus

Hazel, the street's gone quiet and grey I'd wait out storms just for this stay Hazel, you make the small hours matter Nothing about you is ordinary chatter

Verse 2

Your umbrella won't shut right You laugh like it's not a fight Water pools at both our feet Somehow this still feels sweet

Chorus

Hazel, the street's gone quiet and grey I'd wait out storms just for this stay Hazel, you make the small hours matter Nothing about you is ordinary chatter

Bridge

I never planned on loving you slow But that's the only way I know No rush, no need to name the weather

Chorus

Hazel, the street's gone quiet and grey I'd wait out storms just for this stay Hazel, you make the small hours matter Nothing about you is ordinary chatter

Outro

The rain will stop, the eaves will dry But I'll still want you standing this nearby

Verse 1

Far away the water breathes out over shingle stone Pulling back so softly, leaving you here on your own You are wrapped in quiet, safe beneath this gentle sky Every wave that settles hums a slow and soft goodbye

Pre-chorus

Somewhere out beyond the dark the spray falls light as air Close your eyes and let it carry every little care Rest now while the whole wide night is holding you with care

Chorus

Hazel, hush now, let the tide pull low Sleep is coming gentle, soft and slow Hazel, dream beneath the quiet stars Nothing in this whole night touches who you are

Verse 2

Darkness folds around the shore like arms around a chest Holding back the water while the world lies down to rest You are held here tender, tucked in warm and tucked in tight Drifting soft as sea foam through the middle of the night

Pre-chorus

Somewhere out beyond the dark the spray falls light as air Close your eyes and let it carry every little care Rest now while the whole wide night is holding you with care

Chorus

Hazel, hush now, let the tide pull low Sleep is coming gentle, soft and slow Hazel, dream beneath the quiet stars Nothing in this whole night touches who you are

Bridge

Even when the water pulls so far it seems to leave It only rests before it turns again for you to breathe

Chorus

Hazel, hush now, let the tide pull low Sleep is coming gentle, soft and slow Hazel, dream beneath the quiet stars Nothing in this whole night touches who you are

Outro

Far away the water settles quiet on the stone Sleep, and know you never once were out here on your own

Verse 1

Watch the grey shadows drifting slow across the ceiling above you gentle as breathing, they won't ever come to harm you nothing tonight has a reason to hurry the dark just holds still so the quiet can find you

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the day slip loose and settle your small hands unclench like petals after rain and the whole house leans in closer, listening

Chorus

Hazel, the night has wrapped its arms around you soft and slow the shadows only rock you gently as they go nothing out there can reach you now for you're the warmest thing this quiet house will ever know

Verse 2

Somewhere a clock is ticking low, patient as a lullaby the walls remember every hush that's ever passed you by and you are held here, certain as the morning safe beneath the ceiling where the pale light learns to sigh

Bridge

Let every worry fold itself away and rest you are the softest thing this whole night blesses

Chorus

Hazel, the night has wrapped its arms around you soft and slow the shadows only rock you gently as they go nothing out there can reach you now for you're the warmest thing this quiet house will ever know

Outro

Sleep now, while the shadows keep on drifting overhead the whole world waits outside while you are warm in bed

Verse 1

A thin line of gold slips beneath the door tonight and finds its way across the floor to where you lie it moves so slow and quiet, careful not to startle you like it knows the softest way of saying goodnight

Chorus

Hazel, hush now, let the evening hold you close you are the reason every lamp stays low and kind Hazel, nothing in this house would dare to wake you sleep is yours tonight, and every night you'll find

Verse 2

The wooden floor remembers every step that loves you it creaks a little tune to say that you're not alone somewhere past the door the whole house breathes around you keeping every worry further from your own

Pre-chorus

Let your small hands rest, there's nothing left to carry the dark outside your window means you no harm so let your eyes grow heavy, let the hush grow warmer

Chorus

Hazel, hush now, let the evening hold you close you are the reason every lamp stays low and kind Hazel, nothing in this house would dare to wake you sleep is yours tonight, and every night you'll find

Bridge

Even light knows how to soften when it finds you folding low along the floor to keep you calm nothing loud will ever reach this room to find you

Chorus

Hazel, hush now, let the evening hold you close you are the reason every lamp stays low and kind Hazel, nothing in this house would dare to wake you sleep is yours tonight, and every night you'll find

Outro

That thin gold light will keep its watch till morning and you'll still be the warmest thing it's ever found