Songs for Josiah

Verse 1

Rain came down and soaked us through Bags gone soft against the floor Nobody minded, least of all you Laughing like you'd won the war

Chorus

Josiah, raise the roof tonight Somebody bring the candles higher Say it loud so the whole street hears it Josiah lights us up like fire

Verse 2

Bus rattled on through the dark Puddles at your feet like glass Nothing about that ride was grand Still it's a night I won't let pass

Pre-chorus

Every year gets harder, faster You keep steady through it all So let the candles start to climb

Chorus

Josiah, raise the roof tonight Somebody bring the candles higher Say it loud so the whole street hears it Josiah lights us up like fire

Bridge

Isaiah couldn't hold a room like you Uriah never made us smile this way Malachi can keep his quiet corner You're the noise we needed today

Chorus

Josiah, raise the roof tonight Somebody bring the candles higher Say it loud so the whole street hears it Josiah lights us up like fire

Outro

Wet bags, bright lights, a rattling floor We'd ride that bus again for you

Verse 1

A green mitten on the porch left there like it don't matter but somebody's coming back for it the way we always come back for you

Chorus

Josiah, light up the yard every candle burning hard the whole street's singing your name we're lifting you up, Josiah

Verse 2

Soda can rolling off the step nobody's rushing to clean it today the mess can wait a while because today's the day we praise you

Pre-chorus

Feel that bassline in your chest hear the horns come round the corner this whole song is leaning toward you

Chorus

Josiah, light up the yard every candle burning hard the whole street's singing your name we're lifting you up, Josiah

Bridge

Some folks shine like Isaiah some folks burn like fire but you've got your own kind of glow and we are glad it found us

Chorus

Josiah, light up the yard every candle burning hard the whole street's singing your name we're lifting you up, Josiah

Outro

That mitten's still out on the slats keeping your good year warm

Verse 1

Foil wrappers spin across the sand Catching light by a broken shell Something small can still feel grand When you're the one it comes to tell

Pre-chorus

Stand up now, let the room see Clap your hands, let the joy rise We've been saving this for you and me

Chorus

Josiah, we sing your name out loud Lift you up like the morning fire Josiah, we're so glad and proud Every year you're climbing higher

Verse 2

You walk in and the whole place grins Something warm starts in your chest Every candle lit again begins Another year to be your best

Bridge

Like Isaiah stood and spoke his truth You stand tall in all you do Malachi called down the fire We're calling down the same for you

Chorus

Josiah, we sing your name out loud Lift you up like the morning fire Josiah, we're so glad and proud Every year you're climbing higher

Outro

Let the wrappers spin and shine This is your day, this life is fine

Verse 1

I found you on the coldest shelf Right next to all the soup tins You rolled until you touched my side That's how our whole thing begins

Chorus

Josiah, you're the warmth I keep Even when the metal's cold Something in the way we lean Josiah, never gets old

Verse 2

We don't need the fancy aisle No ribbon and no wrapping Just the quiet way you stay When the whole world keeps snapping

Pre-chorus

I've stopped waiting for the shine Some things just sit close and hold So when you roll, I roll too

Chorus

Josiah, you're the warmth I keep Even when the metal's cold Something in the way we lean Josiah, never gets old

Bridge

Not every love needs a spark Some just settle, steady, near This is mine, plain and small And it's you I want right here

Chorus

Josiah, you're the warmth I keep Even when the metal's cold Something in the way we lean Josiah, never gets old

Outro

Two cold apples, still we found Our own kind of warm, staying round

Verse 1

The map is folded on my knees You trace the roads like you know keys Rain keeps time on the glass I love the quiet way you please

Chorus

Josiah, you're the road I chose Every mile the feeling grows Nothing here is left to chance Josiah, that's the thing love knows

Verse 2

You fold the corners down just so Wipers click on soft and slow We are not lost at all There's a calm in how you go

Pre-chorus

I watch your hand upon the crease Steady in the smallest piece And the feeling starts to climb

Chorus

Josiah, you're the road I chose Every mile the feeling grows Nothing here is left to chance Josiah, that's the thing love knows

Bridge

Let the rain keep falling down We don't need to reach the town I would ride this out with you However far the roads go round

Chorus

Josiah, you're the road I chose Every mile the feeling grows Nothing here is left to chance Josiah, that's the thing love knows

Outro

Fold the map, the rain has eased You're the road I've always needed

Verse 1

The last skin curls to black smoke goes thin, then trails off track I sit here watching embers fall and think of how you hold it all

Pre-chorus

Nothing left but grey and glow but I keep wanting more to know how you turn low light into

Chorus

Josiah, you're the coal still burning under ash, still slowly turning Josiah, quiet as the fire you're the warmth I still desire

Verse 2

Wire grate above the ground holds the heat without a sound I could sit here half the night just to watch you catch the light

Pre-chorus

Nothing left but grey and glow but I keep wanting more to know how you turn low light into

Chorus

Josiah, you're the coal still burning under ash, still slowly turning Josiah, quiet as the fire you're the warmth I still desire

Bridge

Some loves flare and fade by morning yours keeps low, no warning steady as the embers glow that's the only way I know

Chorus

Josiah, you're the coal still burning under ash, still slowly turning Josiah, quiet as the fire you're the warmth I still desire

Outro

Long after the last flame dies you're the heat that never lies