Songs for Heidi

Verse 1

Headlights swing across the puddles You're stood there under the one lamp No one else would wait this long Rain keeps falling, steady and cloudy

Pre-chorus

I've been circling this car park twice Just to find a reason to stay Something in me won't drive on

Chorus

Heidi, you're the light I follow home Trolley wheels and empty rows Nothing here is worth much notice Heidi, you're the reason I'm not alone

Verse 2

You laugh at how the puddle splashes Catching light like it was made to Some nights the plainest things feel holy You make the whole world look ready

Bridge

Doesn't matter what the weather does Doesn't matter if the years run long This is the same as it ever was Steady as headlights, quiet and strong

Chorus

Heidi, you're the light I follow home Trolley wheels and empty rows Nothing here is worth much notice Heidi, you're the reason I'm not alone

Outro

Rain still falls on the same grey asphalt You're the one I'd wait here for

Verse 1

The bucket tips and no one minds You laugh before the water finds A line of foam comes soft and white It fades but you don't lose your light

Pre-chorus

Everything else keeps washing away But what I feel for you comes to stay So let me say it before the tide turns

Chorus

Heidi, you're steady when the water's not You're the one calm thing that I've got Heidi, the tide comes and Heidi, it goes But what I feel for you only grows

Verse 2

You dig a line the sea erases You build it back in different places I watch you work and I understand This love was never built on sand

Chorus

Heidi, you're steady when the water's not You're the one calm thing that I've got Heidi, the tide comes and Heidi, it goes But what I feel for you only grows

Bridge

Let the foam melt into dark and gone I will still be here when it's withdrawn Some things wash out but you don't, you stay Right here beside me, come what may

Chorus

Heidi, you're steady when the water's not You're the one calm thing that I've got Heidi, the tide comes and Heidi, it goes But what I feel for you only grows

Outro

The bucket's empty, the foam long gone But you're still here and I still hold on

Verse 1

Two wool socks touching in the sun Resting easy on the striped cotton line You hung them there when the wash was done Small thing, but it felt like a sign

Chorus

Heidi, you're the warm I lean on Steady as the porch light after dark Heidi, when the long day's gone You're the ember, you're the spark

Verse 2

I watch you fold the same worn shirt Careful like it matters, like it's true Nothing fancy, nothing that would hurt I just like the quiet next to you

Pre-chorus

No one taught me how this ought to feel Just that you make ordinary real Now the room hums soft when you walk through

Chorus

Heidi, you're the warm I lean on Steady as the porch light after dark Heidi, when the long day's gone You're the ember, you're the spark

Bridge

Some loves shout, but mine just stays Folded soft through ordinary days You don't need the grand or new I just want the socks, the line, and you

Chorus

Heidi, you're the warm I lean on Steady as the porch light after dark Heidi, when the long day's gone You're the ember, you're the spark

Outro

Two socks still touching on the line You're the steady I call mine

Verse 1

Somewhere down the hall a wooden clock is chiming soft and slow and every gentle sound it makes is one more sign you're safe to go the dark outside your window holds no reason left to fear because the ones who love you most are always near

Pre-chorus

The chime is fading out into the quiet of the room and every breath you take is pulling you toward sleep and moon so let your tired eyes grow heavy, let the night come creeping through

Chorus

Heidi, hush now, let the darkness hold you steady rest your head, the whole wide house is ready you are cherished more than any words could ever say Heidi, close your eyes and drift away

Verse 2

The little chime keeps counting out the minutes soft and slow it never rushes, never hurries, always gentle as it goes and just like that old steady clock you're loved through every hour held inside a warmth no dark could ever overpower

Pre-chorus

The chime is fading out into the quiet of the room and every breath you take is pulling you toward sleep and moon so let your tired eyes grow heavy, let the night come creeping through

Chorus

Heidi, hush now, let the darkness hold you steady rest your head, the whole wide house is ready you are cherished more than any words could ever say Heidi, close your eyes and drift away

Bridge

Nothing in the dark can touch the peace you carry now every worry melts away, you don't need to ask how you are wrapped in something warmer than the softest blanket knows

Chorus

Heidi, hush now, let the darkness hold you steady rest your head, the whole wide house is ready you are cherished more than any words could ever say Heidi, close your eyes and drift away

Outro

Somewhere down the hall that wooden clock still ticks along so slow sleep now, little one, and let its quiet rhythm carry you below

Verse 1

The wool fringe rests so heavy against your little shoe tonight Every step you took today is folded now and put away You carried all your wandering home before the fading light Let the small day close around you soft as fields of hay

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the lamp is low and nothing here will stir The dark outside has settled down to nothing but a hush So let the last of daylight go, you don't need to be sure

Chorus

Heidi, the night is holding you exactly where you are Nothing comes to trouble you, no journey, and no far You are the warmest thing this house has ever had to keep Heidi, let it carry you down gently into sleep

Verse 2

Somewhere your shoes are waiting quiet by the door till morning Nothing asks you to be ready, nothing asks you to be brave The house breathes slow around you, settling without a warning You are held here safer than a single candle in a cave

Chorus

Heidi, the night is holding you exactly where you are Nothing comes to trouble you, no journey, and no far You are the warmest thing this house has ever had to keep Heidi, let it carry you down gently into sleep

Bridge

Rest the weight of everything you carried, let it lay There's no clock to answer to before the break of day

Chorus

Heidi, the night is holding you exactly where you are Nothing comes to trouble you, no journey, and no far You are the warmest thing this house has ever had to keep Heidi, let it carry you down gently into sleep

Outro

Somewhere your small shoes are waiting, heavy fringe gone still and slow Sleep now, you are so loved here, more than you could ever know

Verse 1

The moon leans down to find you where you lie so still and warm I watch it slip across the grass and know you're safe from harm Somewhere a watering can holds nothing but the quiet night You breathe so soft beside me like a candle in a storm

Chorus

Heidi, close your eyes now, let the dark be soft and slow Nothing in this whole wide house will let you go Heidi, you're the warmest thing this tired night could hold Rest here where the moonlight and the quiet grow

Verse 2

I saw the wet grass shining like it kept a secret just for you The plastic can beside it caught a drop of silver dew You are small and sleepy and the whole world waits for morning But tonight there's only softness, only me and only you

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the darkness wrap you gently like a blanket Every star tonight is quietly on watch above your bed So let your breathing slow and let your busy thoughts be quiet

Chorus

Heidi, close your eyes now, let the dark be soft and slow Nothing in this whole wide house will let you go Heidi, you're the warmest thing this tired night could hold Rest here where the moonlight and the quiet grow

Bridge

You don't have to hold on tight to anything but sleep I'll keep the small and quiet hours while you dream so deep

Chorus

Heidi, close your eyes now, let the dark be soft and slow Nothing in this whole wide house will let you go Heidi, you're the warmest thing this tired night could hold Rest here where the moonlight and the quiet grow

Outro

The grass will still be silver when the morning comes to find you And I'll still be right beside you, just the way I always do