Songs for Josephine

Verse 1

Three paper cups out on the bench Waiting for you, come rain or wrench You make the ordinary gleam You turn a bench into a scene

Pre-chorus

We saved the seat closest to you We brought the cups, we brought it true Something is building, right on cue

Chorus

Josephine, light of this whole green scene You make it feel like we're sixteen Between the cups and the evergreen We're raising cheers to Josephine

Verse 2

The greaseproof paper holds our feast You're the reason, not the least Every year that you have seen You've made the ground around you clean

Bridge

However far the years have been However loud the world has leaned You're still the calm we lean between You're still the one we count on, keen

Chorus

Josephine, light of this whole green scene You make it feel like we're sixteen Between the cups and the evergreen We're raising cheers to Josephine

Outro

Three cups still sit here on the green Saving your place, our Josephine

Verse 1

Dusk was falling grey and slow Nothing shining, nothing gold Just some foil stuck in the reeds Then you walked by and stole the show

Chorus

Josephine, light up this room Bring the shine, banish the gloom Everybody here adores you Josephine, we're glad you're you

Verse 2

Muddy path along the canal Nothing there worth one more look Then your laugh came round the bend And every plan we had, we took

Pre-chorus

We could pass a hundred things Never turn our heads at all But you, you make us stop and sing

Chorus

Josephine, light up this room Bring the shine, banish the gloom Everybody here adores you Josephine, we're glad you're you

Bridge

Not the brightest thing in sight Just the one we can't forget Raise a glass and toast tonight You're worth more than gold, and yet

Chorus

Josephine, light up this room Bring the shine, banish the gloom Everybody here adores you Josephine, we're glad you're you

Outro

Scraps of foil catch the light We'll take you over gold, tonight

Verse 1

Up on the roof there's a silver balloon Caught on a chimney, refusing to leave Tangled up tight like it wanted to stay Just like the way that you make us believe

Pre-chorus

Something that shines will hang around Something that's loved won't hit the ground Tonight the whole house calls your name

Chorus

Josephine, light up the room We've been waiting all day for this scene You make the ordinary bloom Josephine, you're our evergreen

Verse 2

Every year rolls in like the tide You're the one thing that stays right on beat We could search this whole city and back Never find anyone half as sweet

Bridge

So blow out the candles, let the smoke climb Let it drift up and tangle in twine Wherever it lands, it's holding your shine Caught on a rooftop, yours for all time

Chorus

Josephine, light up the room We've been waiting all day for this scene You make the ordinary bloom Josephine, you're our evergreen

Outro

Somewhere a balloon still shines on a chimney And you're still the brightest thing we've seen

Verse 1

Two heavy mugs pushed close together Red books stacked beside your chair I watch you turn another page And think how lucky I am there

Pre-chorus

You never asked for the whole world Just this room and this small light But watching you, my chest goes tight

Chorus

Josephine, you steady me Like coffee going cold and warm again Josephine, my quiet one You're the calm I never planned to find

Verse 2

You mark your place and set it down You reach for me without a word This is not the loudest kind of love But it's the truest I have heard

Pre-chorus

You never asked for the whole world Just this room and this small light But watching you, my chest goes tight

Chorus

Josephine, you steady me Like coffee going cold and warm again Josephine, my quiet one You're the calm I never planned to find

Bridge

However long we've got left of this I want it spent right here Your hand around the same warm cup Your name still ringing clear

Chorus

Josephine, you steady me Like coffee going cold and warm again Josephine, my quiet one You're the calm I never planned to find

Outro

Two mugs still sit there, touching One book left open where you'd been

Verse 1

Water beads on the window glass Slow and sure, they always fall I watch the morning slowly pass And still you're the truest thing of all

Pre-chorus

Some things get lost in the everyday But you never fade, you never dim I feel it building, what I want to say

Chorus

Josephine, you're the calm and the storm between Nothing about this love has ever been routine You steady me like nothing I have seen Josephine, you make the ordinary keen

Verse 2

The butter dish sits cold and white Small and plain against the sill You turn the dullest hour bright I'm holding still, I'm holding still

Bridge

I don't need the grand or the new Just this room, just this light, just you Every quiet day feels like a gift When you're the one who makes it lift

Chorus

Josephine, you're the calm and the storm between Nothing about this love has ever been routine You steady me like nothing I have seen Josephine, you make the ordinary keen

Outro

The glass still holds its cold, quiet trace But you're the warmth in every place

Verse 1

You left your jumper on the broom hung it there without a word out past the door in morning cold knowing I'd walk through that room

Pre-chorus

It's such a plain and simple thing but plain things carry weight with me and now my chest is caving in

Chorus

Josephine, you think in small things the kind that no one else has seen you don't say much, you just show up Josephine, that's what love means

Verse 2

I could list the grand things people do but they were never why I stayed it's the wool you left out in the cold the quiet way you paved my way

Chorus

Josephine, you think in small things the kind that no one else has seen you don't say much, you just show up Josephine, that's what love means

Bridge

Nobody sees the things you do the care you leave for me to find you never asked for any praise you just keep leaving warmth behind

Chorus

Josephine, you think in small things the kind that no one else has seen you don't say much, you just show up Josephine, that's what love means

Outro

I'll hang that jumper up again and think of you each time I do

Verse 1

Yellow bars of light slide soft across the seat where you are dreaming Warm and slow they pass like water, gentle in their gleaming Every light that drifts above you knows the way back home You are held so close tonight, you never sleep alone

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the humming of the road be still Every shadow bends to shelter you upon this quiet hill Rest is coming closer now, it's waiting just beyond

Chorus

Josephine, the night is soft and you are safe within it Every star tonight was made to watch you every minute Sleep is gentle, sleep is near, and love is in between Hold on to the calm and quiet, dear Josephine

Verse 2

The velvet dark is faded blue and folded soft around you Nothing in this whole wide world will ever come to hound you Buckled in and rocked so slow beneath the amber glow You are cradled, you are certain, everything you know

Bridge

Let the engine hum a tune that only you can hear Every mile that passes by is bringing morning near

Chorus

Josephine, the night is soft and you are safe within it Every star tonight was made to watch you every minute Sleep is gentle, sleep is near, and love is in between Hold on to the calm and quiet, dear Josephine

Outro

The lights will fade to quiet as the darkness settles in Rest now, little Josephine, and let the soft night win

Verse 1

A small yellow flame flickers soft on the wooden chest tonight Behind the ribbed glass it glows low and holds its quiet light Nothing in this room can touch you while it burns And you are the warmest thing that this light has ever seen

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the day slip loose and drift away There is nothing you must carry until the break of day So let the hush come closer, let it hold you while you lean

Chorus

Josephine, the dark is only kind tonight Sleep is coming gentle, soft and slow and serene You are held here safer than a small flame ever burned Josephine, there is nowhere calmer to have been

Verse 2

The whole house settles quiet, every corner breathing slow Every little sound outside has somewhere else to go You are the reason this small light was ever lit And you are worth more than any calm this house has ever known

Bridge

Let the shadows soften, let the walls lean in and stay There is nothing waiting for you until the light of day

Chorus

Josephine, the dark is only kind tonight Sleep is coming gentle, soft and slow and serene You are held here safer than a small flame ever burned Josephine, there is nowhere calmer to have been

Outro

The small yellow flame keeps burning low behind the glass Sleep now, you are held here gently while the night moves past

Verse 1

Fat white flakes are landing soft against the darkened glass tonight Not one whisper reaches you beneath your blanket warm and deep You are further from the cold than any candle's gentle light Nothing in this quiet house will stir you from your sleep

Chorus

Josephine, the whole wide dark is holding you serene Rest inside the hush that falls between the silver and the green Every flake outside is soft as any sleep has ever been Josephine, you are the calmest thing that this old house has seen

Verse 2

Somewhere past the pane the night is folding white on white Nothing sharp or loud can find you where you're lying now You are wrapped in something gentler than the coldest bite of night Sleep has drawn its softest curtain slowly round your brow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the falling quiet in Nothing out there needs an answer, nothing needs a sound Rest is only waiting for you, warm within

Chorus

Josephine, the whole wide dark is holding you serene Rest inside the hush that falls between the silver and the green Every flake outside is soft as any sleep has ever been Josephine, you are the calmest thing that this old house has seen

Bridge

Sleep now, nothing asks for you but rest Every flake that falls is settling like a slow caress

Chorus

Josephine, the whole wide dark is holding you serene Rest inside the hush that falls between the silver and the green Every flake outside is soft as any sleep has ever been Josephine, you are the calmest thing that this old house has seen

Outro

Snow is falling soundless still against the darkened glass Sleep is yours now, Josephine, as gentle as it lasts