Songs for Jean

Verse 1

Two jumpers left out on the chair one folded soft against the other yours always ends up near mine however far apart we bother

Pre-chorus

I never planned this, it just grew small as a coat sleeve, steady too and now I can't stop reaching for

Chorus

Jean, you're the warm I lean on stitched into every plan no fuss, no need to prove it Jean, you're the steadiest hand

Verse 2

I could hang mine on any hook but I choose the one beside you something in me settles there like the chair already knows you

Chorus

Jean, you're the warm I lean on stitched into every plan no fuss, no need to prove it Jean, you're the steadiest hand

Bridge

No grand words, no big scene just you, still here, still Jean that's the whole of what I meant

Chorus

Jean, you're the warm I lean on stitched into every plan no fuss, no need to prove it Jean, you're the steadiest hand

Outro

Leave your jumper on the chair I'll always know it's you there

Verse 1

The field went gold as we walked through seeds caught fast on my socks of wool you laughed and knelt to pick them free and something settled deep in me

Chorus

Jean, you're the calm behind my eyes the steady thing in changing skies I've watched you, Jean, in fading light and knew I'd stay for one more night

Verse 2

Shadows stretched out long and thin you took my arm to pull me in the evening cooled, the colours dimmed but nothing in me ever thinned

Pre-chorus

I don't need grand or loud or new just this road going on with you and how my heart still leans toward you

Chorus

Jean, you're the calm behind my eyes the steady thing in changing skies I've watched you, Jean, in fading light and knew I'd stay for one more night

Bridge

No fire needs to burn this bright to still be warm, to still be right you're the kind of love that doesn't shout just quietly never runs out

Chorus

Jean, you're the calm behind my eyes the steady thing in changing skies I've watched you, Jean, in fading light and knew I'd stay for one more night

Outro

Tonight I'll pick the seeds from wool and think how love can be this full

Verse 1

The streetlight turns the map to gold No roads on it we haven't known Your finger stops on some old town I don't ask where, I just hold on

Pre-chorus

Every mile looks the same tonight But you make the plain road feel bright I feel it building, steady and true

Chorus

Jean, you're the one thing I've seen That still feels new, still feels clean Whatever road, whatever scene I'd pick you every time, Jean

Verse 2

We don't need to know where we're going The dashboard light is soft and slow Your hand rests easy over mine And that's the only map I know

Chorus

Jean, you're the one thing I've seen That still feels new, still feels clean Whatever road, whatever scene I'd pick you every time, Jean

Bridge

Let the paper fall to the floor We won't need it anymore Just the orange light and you Is more than I've been reaching for

Chorus

Jean, you're the one thing I've seen That still feels new, still feels clean Whatever road, whatever scene I'd pick you every time, Jean

Outro

The map still sits between the seats Folded now, and we're still here

Verse 1

Drops are sliding slow down the window by your head Traffic hums so far away, a river running low Warm inside this room while the night is soft and grey You are curled up safe where the gentle lights still glow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hours grow long and still Nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you from this rest Sleep is coming closer, soft as breath upon the sill

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the dark is only kind tonight Every sound outside has learned to hush and lean Rest here where the glass keeps out the biting light Nothing in this whole wide world could love you like Jean

Verse 2

Somewhere past the fog the streetlights blur to gold Little breaths of yours are steady, slow and clean You don't need to know what the wide world has foretold Just the warm and quiet here, just this in between

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the dark is only kind tonight Every sound outside has learned to hush and lean Rest here where the glass keeps out the biting light Nothing in this whole wide world could love you like Jean

Bridge

Let the hum outside go quiet, let it fade to hush Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will rush

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the dark is only kind tonight Every sound outside has learned to hush and lean Rest here where the glass keeps out the biting light Nothing in this whole wide world could love you like Jean

Outro

Still the drops keep sliding, slow and soft as breath Sleep now, little Jean, held safe from all the rest

Verse 1

The house is dark but one small flame is burning low and gold It glows behind the old iron stove, so patient and serene That tiny light has watched this room through every year it's told And now it watches over you, my darling little Jean

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the quiet gather round your bed Every worry of the day is folding soft and thin There is nothing in the dark that you should ever dread

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the night is warm and you are held so tight Nothing here can touch you while you're wrapped up safe within Jean, my Jean, you are the reason for the gentle light Sleep now, sleep now, let the soft world settle you to sleep

Verse 2

The stove breathes low and steady like a heart that beats for you It keeps its little ember lit no matter what has been That single glow has never once forgotten what to do It stays awake so you can rest, my quiet little Jean

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the quiet gather round your bed Every worry of the day is folding soft and thin There is nothing in the dark that you should ever dread

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the night is warm and you are held so tight Nothing here can touch you while you're wrapped up safe within Jean, my Jean, you are the reason for the gentle light Sleep now, sleep now, let the soft world settle you to sleep

Bridge

However far the dark stretches out beyond this room You are the warmest thing that any light was ever meant to find

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the night is warm and you are held so tight Nothing here can touch you while you're wrapped up safe within Jean, my Jean, you are the reason for the gentle light Sleep now, sleep now, let the soft world settle you to sleep

Outro

The little flame will keep on glowing gently through the night Sleep now, Jean, and know that you were loved by that small light

Verse 1

A quiet beam of white slides slowly over the plaster I watch it cross the ceiling and think only of you Somewhere past the window the whole dark world is turning But nothing in it matters more than this small room

Pre-chorus

The light will pass and leave the ceiling clean and bare But you are held here closer than any passing glow So let your breathing slow to meet the hush I'm keeping

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the night is soft and you are safe within it Close your eyes, the dark has nothing sharp to lean on you Jean, there's nothing out there wilder than your dreaming Sleep now, Jean, till morning comes up gold and clean

Verse 2

The beam will circle back around before the sky turns silver I'll still be here to see it, watching over you Every shadow in this room has learned to move so gently Because it knows how precious this small quiet is to keep

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the night is soft and you are safe within it Close your eyes, the dark has nothing sharp to lean on you Jean, there's nothing out there wilder than your dreaming Sleep now, Jean, till morning comes up gold and clean

Bridge

Rain keeps its own soft time against the glass tonight Somewhere a piano hums a note that folds like a blanket You don't need to know why the world feels this gentle Only that it does, only that you're held and seen

Chorus

Jean, my Jean, the night is soft and you are safe within it Close your eyes, the dark has nothing sharp to lean on you Jean, there's nothing out there wilder than your dreaming Sleep now, Jean, till morning comes up gold and clean

Outro

The beam has settled somewhere past the edge of seeing Sleep well, my Jean, you are the calmest light I know