Songs for Jeremy

Verse 1

Blue balloons out on the wire Tied there just to make you grin Somebody climbed up to reach them Just to see that party begin

Pre-chorus

The bus is yellow, the sky's wide open Everybody's counting down the time We're all leaning in to tell you

Chorus

Jeremy, the day is yours now Happy birthday, sing it loud We came running just to find you Jeremy, you pull a crowd

Verse 2

That old fence has seen some mornings Nothing like the one right here Balloons are knocking in the breeze Because we're glad you're standing near

Pre-chorus

The bus is yellow, the sky's wide open Everybody's counting down the time We're all leaning in to tell you

Chorus

Jeremy, the day is yours now Happy birthday, sing it loud We came running just to find you Jeremy, you pull a crowd

Bridge

Every year we'd wait right here for you Watching for you through the crowd Nobody else could make this ordinary morning Feel this loud, this bright, this proud

Chorus

Jeremy, the day is yours now Happy birthday, sing it loud We came running just to find you Jeremy, you pull a crowd

Outro

Somewhere balloons still knock the wire We're glad you came, we're glad you're here

Verse 1

Something good is on the mat Wrapped in brown and sat up flat Underneath the porch light glow Waiting there for you, we know

Pre-chorus

We been counting down the days Getting ready with the praise Open up your arms and see

Chorus

Jeremy, the room is loud for you Every voice is proud of you Jeremy, we clap our hands and sing Nobody shines like you this thing

Verse 2

Nobody sneaks up like the light Catching parcels late at night But nothing hidden, nothing small Feels quite like you to us at all

Bridge

Rip the tape and lift the lid Feel the joy we couldn't hid This whole world is better made Since the day that you were laid

Chorus

Jeremy, the room is loud for you Every voice is proud of you Jeremy, we clap our hands and sing Nobody shines like you this thing

Outro

Leave the porch light on tonight You're the gift beneath that light

Verse 1

Jars are lined up on the counter Every colour catching light We could pick any flavour But you're the sweet one tonight

Pre-chorus

Something in the air is rising Something sweet begins to swell Grab a candle, no more waiting

Chorus

Jeremy, we're singing loud for you Nothing here could match your chemistry Every year you make it feel brand new You're the best kind of remedy

Verse 2

Pick a jar, any jar you like Nothing here could taste as true This whole shelf of sugar shining Still gets outshined by you

Pre-chorus

Something in the air is rising Something sweet begins to swell Grab a candle, no more waiting

Chorus

Jeremy, we're singing loud for you Nothing here could match your chemistry Every year you make it feel brand new You're the best kind of remedy

Bridge

However far the year has taken you We're glad you landed here Raise a glass, or raise a lollipop Either way, we cheer

Chorus

Jeremy, we're singing loud for you Nothing here could match your chemistry Every year you make it feel brand new You're the best kind of remedy

Outro

Take the sweetest jar, it's yours We were saving it for you

Verse 1

A green bench bolted to the floor We sat there, didn't need much more The water moved but we stayed still I felt you settle, felt the chill

Pre-chorus

Everything around us swayed You kept your hand right where it stayed And something in me let go and

Chorus

Jeremy, you're the calm I found The one thing bolted, safe and sound Jeremy, when the deck runs wild You make my whole world feel like mild

Verse 2

The rail was cold, the paint was thin You laughed and pulled me further in Gulls kept circling overhead I only heard the things you said

Pre-chorus

Everything around us swayed You kept your hand right where it stayed And something in me let go and

Chorus

Jeremy, you're the calm I found The one thing bolted, safe and sound Jeremy, when the deck runs wild You make my whole world feel like mild

Bridge

I don't need the sea to be kind Just need you steady, close, and mine No grand view, no perfect weather Just this bench, the two of us together

Chorus

Jeremy, you're the calm I found The one thing bolted, safe and sound Jeremy, when the deck runs wild You make my whole world feel like mild

Outro

The ferry docks, the engines cease Still bolted down, still bringing peace

Verse 1

Rain finds us on the narrow porch Both coats dripping on the stone I forget the cold when you're this close I'd rather stand here than alone

Pre-chorus

You shake the water from your sleeve Laugh like the whole sky missed its aim I could stand here till I believe

Chorus

Jeremy, you're the one I choose Every ordinary night No remedy for how I feel about you You make the small stuff feel like light

Verse 2

The step is narrow, so we crowd in close Your shoulder warm against my side I never needed grand or gold Just you, the porch light, and this quiet

Bridge

Some kind of chemistry, plain and true No drama needed, just this door Just wet coats and me and you I don't need anything more

Chorus

Jeremy, you're the one I choose Every ordinary night No remedy for how I feel about you You make the small stuff feel like light

Outro

Let the rain keep falling on the step I'll take this over any other place

Verse 1

I found your gate hung with rust Half swallowed up by the grass You told me it hadn't opened in years But you handed me the key with trust

Chorus

Jeremy, you let me through Nobody else ever knew There's a whole life behind that wall And Jeremy, you let me in too

Verse 2

I could have stayed on the road Never asked what the old wall hid You didn't have to swing that gate wide But Jeremy, you did

Pre-chorus

I felt the hinge give way Heard the iron finally speak And something in me leaned

Chorus

Jeremy, you let me through Nobody else ever knew There's a whole life behind that wall And Jeremy, you let me in too

Bridge

Some gates rust shut for good Some never learn to bend You could have left me standing there Instead you called me a friend

Chorus

Jeremy, you let me through Nobody else ever knew There's a whole life behind that wall And Jeremy, you let me in too

Outro

The gate still hangs where it always did But now it stays open for me

Verse 1

The little boat has finished all its slow and rocking roaming Rest the oar across the seats and let the water still You are the calm that settles in when all the waves are homing Sleep is a harbour waiting just beyond the hill

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the current carry you so lightly Nothing here will call you back before the morning gleams Hold this quiet like a gift I wrap for you so tightly

Chorus

Jeremy, the night has come to hold you like a memory Soft and warm and closer than the tide is to the shore You are safe as any harbour, sweet as any remedy Jeremy, there's nothing waiting but a little more

Verse 2

The lanterns on the water dim to just a gentle glowing Every ripple settles down to nothing but a sigh You don't need to keep the little boat from slowly going Let it drift you softly where the quiet stars all lie

Bridge

No storm can find you here beneath this heavy, warm blanket Every worry sinks before it ever reaches you Rest is just a river and you're already sailing through it

Chorus

Jeremy, the night has come to hold you like a memory Soft and warm and closer than the tide is to the shore You are safe as any harbour, sweet as any remedy Jeremy, there's nothing waiting but a little more

Outro

Somewhere still the oar is resting quiet across its seat Sleep now, little sailor, and let the water be so sweet

Verse 1

The wool blanket waits folded soft on the old grey chair warming slowly by the glow with a quiet kind of care and I think of how you curl so small beneath the light how the whole wide house grows gentle just to hold you right

Pre-chorus

The radiator hums a tune so low and slow letting all the heat sink deep before we go and the dark outside can wait, it is not time yet

Chorus

Jeremy, the warmth is folded here for you tonight every worry set aside, every corner soft and right Jeremy, you are the reason this whole room feels safe rest inside the calm that no one else could ever chase

Verse 2

I will tuck the wool around your shoulders nice and slow watch your breathing settle into something sweet and low and the lamp will keep its little steady golden glow just to let you know that you are loved wherever you go

Chorus

Jeremy, the warmth is folded here for you tonight every worry set aside, every corner soft and right Jeremy, you are the reason this whole room feels safe rest inside the calm that no one else could ever chase

Bridge

Nothing here will ask you to be anything but still let the hush of evening settle where it will

Chorus

Jeremy, the warmth is folded here for you tonight every worry set aside, every corner soft and right Jeremy, you are the reason this whole room feels safe rest inside the calm that no one else could ever chase

Outro

The chair will hold its warmth long after the lamp turns low and you will carry all that warmth wherever dreams may go

Verse 1

Somewhere a small green light is humming low and warm Keeping its steady watch through the middle of the storm Nothing can find you here beneath the quilted dark You are held so gently, safe from every harm

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house is breathing soft and slow around you Sleep is a river and it's carrying you through Close your eyes and let it carry you to

Chorus

Jeremy, the dial glows a tiny shade of green Dreaming through the quiet of the softest in between Nothing in this whole wide night could ever trouble thee Jeremy, you're held by more than you have seen

Verse 2

Somewhere a low voice hums along an old, worn tune Drifting through the static like a slow, silver moon Every worry folds itself and settles into rest You are cradled softly, you'll be sleeping soon

Chorus

Jeremy, the dial glows a tiny shade of green Dreaming through the quiet of the softest in between Nothing in this whole wide night could ever trouble thee Jeremy, you're held by more than you have seen

Bridge

Let the small light lead you gently out to sea Nothing waits for you but calm and quiet company

Chorus

Jeremy, the dial glows a tiny shade of green Dreaming through the quiet of the softest in between Nothing in this whole wide night could ever trouble thee Jeremy, you're held by more than you have seen

Outro

Sleep now, while the small green light keeps burning low You are safe and loved, wherever dreams may go