Love Songs for Howard

• Leaning Toward You

  Jazz standard · Jazz · Upright bass · Crooner

  A quiet jazz love song for Howard, built from two toothbrushes leaning together, that turns a small shared habit into a plain, steady declaration of love.

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  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

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• Pinned Beside the Green

  Cinematic strings · Cinematic · Strings · Swelling

  A quiet love song for anybody named Howard, built from a small everyday act of care: the way a sock gets pinned right next to a shirt, nothing lost, nothing left behind.

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  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

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• Under the Yellow Light

  Blues slow dance · Blues · Guitar · Smoky

  A slow blues love song for anyone named Howard, built around a quiet moment standing close under a streetlamp.

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  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

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