Songs for Howard

Verse 1

Three wet boots outside the door Left there while the party roars Everybody came in from the rain We came here for Howard, nothing more

Pre-chorus

Something's building up in this room Can you feel it coming soon We've been waiting all night just for you

Chorus

Howard, light the candles now We are shouting, not a coward Everybody's turning toward Howard, this whole house is yours

Verse 2

Coats are piled up on the bed Every story's in your head Thirty voices trying to harmonise Nobody wants to go home instead

Chorus

Howard, light the candles now We are shouting, not a coward Everybody's turning toward Howard, this whole house is yours

Bridge

Doesn't matter how the years have flowered Doesn't matter how the days have showered This room stays powered up for you This love was never watered down, it towered

Chorus

Howard, light the candles now We are shouting, not a coward Everybody's turning toward Howard, this whole house is yours

Outro

Leave your boots out by the door We'll be here to greet you every year more

Verse 1

Cups stacked crooked by the hoop Nobody cares they're leaning wrong Somebody's grabbing you to dance Because you're why we're singing this song

Chorus

Howard, you light up the room Every single time you walk in Stomp your boots and shout his name Howard, let the party begin

Verse 2

We built this stage a little crooked Same as everything we planned tonight But crooked things still hold the weight Of all the love we're throwing at you tonight

Pre-chorus

Feel that fiddle climbing up Feel the whole room start to sway We've been waiting all night long to say

Chorus

Howard, you light up the room Every single time you walk in Stomp your boots and shout his name Howard, let the party begin

Bridge

Raise your cup up, crooked stack and all Nobody here cares if it falls You're the reason we came, plain and true Every clap tonight, it's for you

Chorus

Howard, you light up the room Every single time you walk in Stomp your boots and shout his name Howard, let the party begin

Outro

Those cups are still stacked crooked But Howard, you stand tall and true

Verse 1

Bottles roll across the sand past a jacket left off hand you left your mark on every place and no one there could match your grace

Pre-chorus

Candles waiting, hearts are full light comes easy when it's you so let the whole room lift and sing

Chorus

Howard, Howard, raise a glass time moves fast but you won't pass showered in the love we bring Howard, Howard, hear us sing

Verse 2

Grey clouds turn to something bright every year you get it right you're the warmth we all lean toward never once have you been floored

Chorus

Howard, Howard, raise a glass time moves fast but you won't pass showered in the love we bring Howard, Howard, hear us sing

Bridge

Not a coward, not once shy you showed up with your head held high powered on through every storm that's why this room feels so warm

Chorus

Howard, Howard, raise a glass time moves fast but you won't pass showered in the love we bring Howard, Howard, hear us sing

Outro

Bottles settle in the sand we're glad you're here, we'll always stand

Verse 1

Two brushes lean in a speckled cup Nothing fancy, just holding up That's how I feel with you close by Small and steady, no need to try

Pre-chorus

I never planned on this at all Never saw the simple things stand tall But here I am, and here I fall

Chorus

Howard, you're the calm I found Nothing loud, no need for sound Every plain thing feels like more Since you're the one I'm leaning toward

Verse 2

We don't need a fancy scene Just the ordinary in between Cups and mornings, nothing grand But I would choose this with your hand

Bridge

Maybe love's not a mountain top Maybe it's the moment we don't stop Leaning in without a single sound That's the kind of love I've found

Chorus

Howard, you're the calm I found Nothing loud, no need for sound Every plain thing feels like more Since you're the one I'm leaning toward

Outro

Two brushes leaning, nothing more Still the shape that I adore

Verse 1

One gray sock pinned by the collar Next to a shirt gone green Nothing of yours gets left to wander I keep it all, unseen

Pre-chorus

It is never the big things that hold us It is how you notice what is small So I'm learning your way of loving

Chorus

Howard, you steady every room you're in No door needs slamming, no walls to climb I found somebody who saves the small things Howard, you turned out to be worth my time

Verse 2

You line up cups by their handles You fold the map before it tears I used to think that was just habit Now I know it's how you care

Pre-chorus

It is never the big things that hold us It is how you notice what is small So I'm learning your way of loving

Chorus

Howard, you steady every room you're in No door needs slamming, no walls to climb I found somebody who saves the small things Howard, you turned out to be worth my time

Bridge

Let the loud ones chase the noise I'll take quiet, I'll take true Every ordinary thing gets kinder Once I've watched it move through you

Chorus

Howard, you steady every room you're in No door needs slamming, no walls to climb I found somebody who saves the small things Howard, you turned out to be worth my time

Outro

Somewhere a gray sock still waits, pinned . Beside a shirt gone green

Verse 1

Thumbs hooked into my coat pockets Standing here, not saying much Some things don't need loud words I just want you close, that's it

Pre-chorus

The light turns everything gold and slow My heart's been steady, quiet, sure Now it's picking up its pace

Chorus

Howard, you're the reason I stay out late You make the ordinary feel like fate Nobody else could hold me still like this Howard, you're the calm and the ache

Verse 2

Streetlamp hums above our heads You look at me like nothing's wrong This town's gone quiet round us I could stand here till it's dawn

Bridge

I've loved you plain, I've loved you loud Somewhere between, I found the truth There's nothing showy in this now Just you, and how I feel toward you

Chorus

Howard, you're the reason I stay out late You make the ordinary feel like fate Nobody else could hold me still like this Howard, you're the calm and the ache

Outro

Thumbs still hooked, the light still gold Some feelings don't need to be told

Verse 1

Heavy flakes are sticking soft to the dark glass tonight Piling up so quiet above the white radiator light Nothing out there needs you now, nothing at all This room is the only place holding you tight

Pre-chorus

The cold can press its face against the pane all it wants It never gets past the warmth we keep in here Close your eyes, let the hush carry you further

Chorus

Howard, the snow can fall as slow as it likes Nothing tonight is coming to find you here Howard, I'll stay till the whole sky quiets down You are the warm and the world is the towered dark

Verse 2

Somewhere the wind is moving through branches you can't see But this small room is holding its breath just for you The radiator hums low beneath the frosted glass And every flake that lands is one less thing to fear

Bridge

Let the night pile itself up white against the pane Sleep is the warmest place that you will ever know

Chorus

Howard, the snow can fall as slow as it likes Nothing tonight is coming to find you here Howard, I'll stay till the whole sky quiets down You are the warm and the world is the towered dark

Outro

The glass will hold its cold and let the warm room be Sleep now, the snow is only saying goodnight to you

Verse 1

Brown feathers brush the frost along the window frame tonight and I am watching over you as everything grows still the wooden ledge holds softly onto that small trembling flight while you breathe slow beside me, safe from every kind of chill

Pre-chorus

The candle dims to amber and the house begins to sigh the little bird has settled where the cold cannot get through so let your worries empty out and drift away, don't try

Chorus

Howard, Howard, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind rest inside the quiet that we build for you tonight nothing here can reach you, nothing troubles what you find Howard, you are held here, warm and wrapped and out of sight

Verse 2

I feel the way you're breathing slower, softer than before your small hand finds mine gently as the night wraps round us both whatever waits tomorrow can just wait outside the door for now there's only stillness and the warmth of this one oath

Chorus

Howard, Howard, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind rest inside the quiet that we build for you tonight nothing here can reach you, nothing troubles what you find Howard, you are held here, warm and wrapped and out of sight

Bridge

Every feather settling is a promise made in low light that you are worth the watching, worth the keeping through the night

Chorus

Howard, Howard, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind rest inside the quiet that we build for you tonight nothing here can reach you, nothing troubles what you find Howard, you are held here, warm and wrapped and out of sight

Outro

The frost will keep its watch till morning finds the window pane and you will still be loved the same when light comes back again

Verse 1

The light slides soft across the ceiling, gold and slow carriages hushing past the window down below and here in this small room the quiet starts to grow holding you closer than the dark could ever know

Pre-chorus

Every little sound out there is turning into rest the whole night seems to lean in close and settle on your chest so let your eyes grow heavy now, you've nothing left to prove

Chorus

Howard, Howard, the light is moving slow painting gold across the dark you love to watch and know you are held, you are wanted, wherever this light goes Howard, sleep now, let the quiet grow

Verse 2

The carriages are fewer now, the street is turning still and the gold keeps sliding gently like it's climbing up a hill nothing out there needs you, nothing asks you for your will just the warm and steady feeling that this house is yours to fill

Chorus

Howard, Howard, the light is moving slow painting gold across the dark you love to watch and know you are held, you are wanted, wherever this light goes Howard, sleep now, let the quiet grow

Bridge

No need to chase the light, it always comes back round and you are safe here, wrapped in every gentle sound

Chorus

Howard, Howard, the light is moving slow painting gold across the dark you love to watch and know you are held, you are wanted, wherever this light goes Howard, sleep now, let the quiet grow

Outro

The light will keep on sliding long after you're asleep still painting you in gold, still yours to keep