Songs for Hunter

Verse 1

Banners shake against the wire glass bottles catching morning gold you walk out and the street feels brighter this is worth more than we're told

Pre-chorus

Something's building on this porch today every voice is warming up we're not waiting, we're not holding back

Chorus

Hunter, we came here to shout it clap your hands and count to two every year we're glad about it Hunter, nobody moves rooms like you

Verse 2

Someone's got the candles ready hands are clapping out of time you laugh loud and steady and somehow it all falls into line

Bridge

Foil banners catch the breeze and spark milk bottles ring out on the stone every year adds to the mark you leave on everyone you've known

Chorus

Hunter, we came here to shout it clap your hands and count to two every year we're glad about it Hunter, nobody moves rooms like you

Outro

Bottles still stand on the porch tonight holding all the noise we made

Verse 1

A pigeon lands beside the seat Waiting for a scrap to eat Somebody always thinks to feed it And that somebody's you, so sweet

Pre-chorus

You scatter kindness without trying Never once counting the cost So let the candles start their rising

Chorus

Hunter, Hunter, hear us sing You make this ordinary thing Feel like the whole park is smiling Happy birthday, Hunter, our small king

Verse 2

Green slats worn from years of sitting Hold the weight of everyone But it's the ones who stop and notice Who make this tired old bench feel young

Pre-chorus

You scatter kindness without trying Never once counting the cost So let the candles start their rising

Chorus

Hunter, Hunter, hear us sing You make this ordinary thing Feel like the whole park is smiling Happy birthday, Hunter, our small king

Bridge

One small crumb can call a crowd We're the crowd that comes for you Loud and grateful, singing proud Glad that you are who you are

Chorus

Hunter, Hunter, hear us sing You make this ordinary thing Feel like the whole park is smiling Happy birthday, Hunter, our small king

Outro

The bird still waits beside the seat But we are here because of you

Verse 1

Warm corner glowing, baskets stacked high Something is spinning, catching the eye You walked on in and lit up the place Every laugh in the room wears your face

Chorus

Hunter, Hunter, light up the floor We came here tonight just to shout for more Hunter, spin us round one more time Nobody else makes this feeling rhyme

Verse 2

You turn the ordinary into a scene Colours get brighter wherever you've been You make the whole room forget the clock We're only here because you said rock

Pre-chorus

Feel that drumbeat, feel it climb Hands go up, it's your kind of time Say the word and we're ready to fly

Chorus

Hunter, Hunter, light up the floor We came here tonight just to shout for more Hunter, spin us round one more time Nobody else makes this feeling rhyme

Bridge

Every year you show up shining new We would follow this feeling straight to you Cut the cake but keep the music on

Chorus

Hunter, Hunter, light up the floor We came here tonight just to shout for more Hunter, spin us round one more time Nobody else makes this feeling rhyme

Outro

Baskets still stacked in that warm little glow We'll keep on spinning long after you go

Verse 1

Cold coffee sits on the dashboard Two cups from a night we drove far You reached for my hand at the red light And I knew right then who you are

Pre-chorus

I don't need the miles to mean something I just need you next to me still So say you'll keep riding this road out

Chorus

Hunter, you're the one I keep choosing Every morning, however we start Some folks chase after the fast lane But Hunter, you're steady, you're heart

Verse 2

We've left cups half full in the winter And forgot them again in the spring Still you laugh at the same worn out stories Still you turn and you mean everything

Bridge

I don't need the picture perfect Just the truth of you here by my side Through the good years and the hard ones You're the one I keep wanting to ride with

Chorus

Hunter, you're the one I keep choosing Every morning, however we start Some folks chase after the fast lane But Hunter, you're steady, you're heart

Outro

The cups are still there on the dashboard And so, after all this, are you

Verse 1

I sat where the floor throws back light Green from the sign on the wall You reached for my hand in that light Nothing about it felt small

Pre-chorus

Every plain hour turns golden When you're the one sitting near I stop watching the doorway

Chorus

Hunter, you stayed when it mattered Nobody asked you to stay Something in me feels less scattered Since you walked into the grey

Verse 2

Rows of chairs, nobody speaking Hours that don't seem to end You made the silence worth keeping You made yourself my one friend

Chorus

Hunter, you stayed when it mattered Nobody asked you to stay Something in me feels less scattered Since you walked into the grey

Bridge

I don't need the lights to be pretty I just need you sitting there Under the exit sign's glow You're the calm inside the glare

Chorus

Hunter, you stayed when it mattered Nobody asked you to stay Something in me feels less scattered Since you walked into the grey

Outro

The floor still throws back that green But now it just means you're near

Verse 1

Two blue umbrellas lean by the door Dripping slow on the yellow floor You shook yours off and laughed at the rain Nothing about you ever felt plain

Pre-chorus

I keep the puddles you left behind Small proof that you were here, and mine So say the word and I am there

Chorus

Hunter, you are the calm in my chest The one I choose above all the rest No need to shout it, no need to prove Hunter, you are the easiest thing to love

Verse 2

The curb still holds the shape of the storm You took my hand and kept it warm Water ran off in thin silver lines Nothing dramatic, just yours and mine

Chorus

Hunter, you are the calm in my chest The one I choose above all the rest No need to shout it, no need to prove Hunter, you are the easiest thing to love

Bridge

Some days are grey and some days are gold Either way, you're the hand I hold No thunder needed, no big scene Just you, the rain, and the in between

Chorus

Hunter, you are the calm in my chest The one I choose above all the rest No need to shout it, no need to prove Hunter, you are the easiest thing to love

Outro

Two blue umbrellas dry by the door I'd walk through any rain for you once more

Verse 1

Soot is falling slow onto the rug by the fire and the orange in the embers starts to dim and to tire you are curled up warm where the quiet loves to stay sleep is calling soft, it will take you where you desire

Pre-chorus

Watch the last small sparks give up their glow so gently hear how still the room has grown around you now let your breathing follow down to where the dark is kind

Chorus

Hunter, hush now, let the night be your fronter close your eyes and rest, you are no lonely punter sleep is a hearth where you are always welcome stay here with me, my steady little grunter

Verse 2

Grey is coming gentle where the orange used to burn and the rug below you holds the warmth it wants to earn you are safe inside this hush that wraps around the room nothing here will wake you until the light returns

Pre-chorus

Watch the last small sparks give up their glow so gently hear how still the room has grown around you now let your breathing follow down to where the dark is kind

Chorus

Hunter, hush now, let the night be your fronter close your eyes and rest, you are no lonely punter sleep is a hearth where you are always welcome stay here with me, my steady little grunter

Bridge

Every ember fading only makes more room for dreaming and you are held here closer than the warmth was ever keeping

Chorus

Hunter, hush now, let the night be your fronter close your eyes and rest, you are no lonely punter sleep is a hearth where you are always welcome stay here with me, my steady little grunter

Outro

Soot has settled softly where the fire once was burning and you are safe till morning, and the morning will come turning

Verse 1

Frost is drawing slow little patterns across the windowpane and the branches tap the brick like they're trying to be heard but nothing out there can reach you, nothing come to explain for you're wrapped up warm and quiet, safer than a whispered word

Pre-chorus

The wind can knock all night on the glass if it must the dark can keep its secrets far beyond the sill but here the quiet settles soft and close and it will

Chorus

Hunter, the frost is only tracing pictures on the glass let it curl and climb while you drift off into sleep nothing in the cold outside is coming in to pass Hunter, this small warm room is yours to keep

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window a branch leans against the wall and it scrapes so soft and slow it could almost be a song the night is wide and endless but it will not let you fall for you are held here closer than the dark is long

Chorus

Hunter, the frost is only tracing pictures on the glass let it curl and climb while you drift off into sleep nothing in the cold outside is coming in to pass Hunter, this small warm room is yours to keep

Bridge

Rain is falling soft against the roof above your head and the piano hums so low it almost sounds like breath every little sound tonight is only tucking you to bed

Chorus

Hunter, the frost is only tracing pictures on the glass let it curl and climb while you drift off into sleep nothing in the cold outside is coming in to pass Hunter, this small warm room is yours to keep

Outro

The frost will still be there when morning finds the glass but you'll be warm and dreaming, held here soft and safe at last

Verse 1

Outside the glass the snow is falling soft and slow tonight Filling every little print that wandered near the door The world is turning quiet, tucking in its own white light And you are here beside me, safe and warm, needing nothing more

Chorus

Hunter, close your eyes now, let the whole wide night grow still Nothing out there in the dark can ever cause you harm Hunter, I am watching over every breath until The morning finds you curled up soft and safe within my arm

Verse 2

The window holds the cold outside so it can't reach your skin Behind the glass it's only warmth that's waiting here for you Every worry of the day has gently melted, tucked back in And all that's left to hold you now is quiet, soft and true

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hours grow heavy, let the house grow dim Somewhere past the frosted glass the whole world settles too And nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to wait for him

Chorus

Hunter, close your eyes now, let the whole wide night grow still Nothing out there in the dark can ever cause you harm Hunter, I am watching over every breath until The morning finds you curled up soft and safe within my arm

Bridge

Sleep now, little one, the snow will keep its own soft time Nothing that you carry here will ever come undone

Chorus

Hunter, close your eyes now, let the whole wide night grow still Nothing out there in the dark can ever cause you harm Hunter, I am watching over every breath until The morning finds you curled up soft and safe within my arm

Outro

By morning all the footprints will be smoothed away in white And you'll still be the warmest thing I ever held at night