Songs for Julie

Verse 1

Tickets spinning in the cage Colours blurring like a stage We lean on this old tilted bench Waiting on your turn to win

Pre-chorus

Everybody's got their number But you're the one we came here for So let that old drum start to thunder

Chorus

Julie, Julie, call your name Nobody spins us quite the same You light this whole place up so truly Julie, Julie, here's your day

Verse 2

Bench legs wobble on the ground Still we won't sit anywhere but here Every ticket that comes round Feels like a reason we adore you

Pre-chorus

Everybody's got their number But you're the one we came here for So let that old drum start to thunder

Chorus

Julie, Julie, call your name Nobody spins us quite the same You light this whole place up so truly Julie, Julie, here's your day

Bridge

Spin it wild, spin it slow We'll cheer no matter what you draw You're the prize this whole crowd's rooting for Nobody here would have it other way

Chorus

Julie, Julie, call your name Nobody spins us quite the same You light this whole place up so truly Julie, Julie, here's your day

Outro

Cage still spinning, bench still tilting We're just glad we get this ride with you

Verse 1

Mats stacked wet beside the ashtray Someone's cleared a little space You walk in and light the corner Every head turns toward your face

Chorus

Julie, raise your glass up truly Round of cheers is coming through Nobody here gets loved unruly Like this room gets loved for you

Verse 2

Chalk dust on the dartboard's edges Someone's missed and someone's cheered You laugh loud above the voices Best sound that this pub has heard

Pre-chorus

Count the years however you want Nobody's watching the clock tonight We're just waiting on the chorus

Chorus

Julie, raise your glass up truly Round of cheers is coming through Nobody here gets loved unruly Like this room gets loved for you

Bridge

Here's to every year that's coming Here's to all the ones gone by Fill it up and don't stop pouring Toast to you before we cry

Chorus

Julie, raise your glass up truly Round of cheers is coming through Nobody here gets loved unruly Like this room gets loved for you

Outro

Stack the mats up by the ashtray We'll be back to cheer you soon

Verse 1

Two old drums and a greasy plank held up more than it ever should thank and you're the one who built it that way turning scraps into something that'll stay

Chorus

Julie, Julie, raise up the cup the whole rickety room stands up nothing round you falls apart truly built with a steady heart

Verse 2

You never needed the fancy stuff made do with rags and called it enough and somehow it worked, it always did because you're the one who never quit

Pre-chorus

So light the candles, pass the plate let's toast the reason we're all so late one more year and we can't wait

Chorus

Julie, Julie, raise up the cup the whole rickety room stands up nothing round you falls apart truly built with a steady heart

Bridge

Unruly, wild, holding strong dance a little, sing along you're the plank that never bends holding up your kind of friends

Chorus

Julie, Julie, raise up the cup the whole rickety room stands up nothing round you falls apart truly built with a steady heart

Outro

Two old drums still holding fast here's to you, may this year last

Verse 1

Rain against the brick wall Forks knocking soft against the bag You held it like it mattered I felt something in my chest snag

Pre-chorus

Nothing here was ever fancy Just the ordinary things we chose But standing here beside you

Chorus

Julie, this is what I meant When I said I'd stay for good Something plain got so much bigger The moment that I understood

Verse 2

You laughed and dropped the bag a little Picked it up before it spilled I watched you like you were the whole street Everything around us stilled

Pre-chorus

Nothing here was ever fancy Just the ordinary things we chose But standing here beside you

Chorus

Julie, this is what I meant When I said I'd stay for good Something plain got so much bigger The moment that I understood

Bridge

No one warned me love was quiet No one said it comes in bags of forks I just know I want you near me Through the ordinary parts

Chorus

Julie, this is what I meant When I said I'd stay for good Something plain got so much bigger The moment that I understood

Outro

Somewhere there's a wall still standing Where I first knew I was yours

Verse 1

Water beads on the leaves slow, the way patience moves down to the trowel handle rust worn smooth by your gloves

Pre-chorus

I don't need the whole sky just this small quiet ground where the ordinary hours turn into something I've found

Chorus

Julie, you steady my hands this garden knows your name not for show, not for praise just for staying the same

Verse 2

Some mornings the frost holds on some mornings the sun breaks through either way I'm still kneeling either way I choose you

Chorus

Julie, you steady my hands this garden knows your name not for show, not for praise just for staying the same

Bridge

No need to make it louder no need to dress it new the drip that finds the handle finds its way like I find you

Chorus

Julie, you steady my hands this garden knows your name not for show, not for praise just for staying the same

Outro

The leaves will dry by morning but you, you're staying too

Verse 1

One sneaker crunching on the stones Walking slow past old brick walls You laugh at something I forget But I remember how you laughed

Pre-chorus

The night is nothing, plain and grey But something in me starts to shift And I know I have to say

Chorus

Julie, you were always here Steady as the turning year Some folks fade and some stay true Julie, I keep coming back to you

Verse 2

The wall is cold beneath your hand You lean there like you own the street I never planned to love this way But planning never felt so sweet

Bridge

No fireworks, no perfect line Just gravel underfoot and time You don't need a grand design To know that someone's always mine

Chorus

Julie, you were always here Steady as the turning year Some folks fade and some stay true Julie, I keep coming back to you

Outro

Still that gravel by the wall Still your voice above it all

Verse 1

Yellow light comes stretching across the patterned floor tonight Reaching past the doorway just to find you in its light Everything is quiet, every worry drifts away You are held here safely as the evening turns to grey

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the whole wide world grow still Nothing in this soft dark room could ever wish you ill Sleep is coming gently, closer with each breath you

Chorus

Julie, Julie, you are loved so truly Nothing in this house could hold you loosely You are warm and safe as the light lies low Julie, dream on softly in its yellow glow

Verse 2

The carpet holds the light like something precious kept for you Soft and gold and steady, always faithful, always true Somewhere past the doorway all the noise has learned to wait So you can drift in peace while shadows settle by the gate

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the whole wide world grow still Nothing in this soft dark room could ever wish you ill Sleep is coming gently, closer with each breath you

Chorus

Julie, Julie, you are loved so truly Nothing in this house could hold you loosely You are warm and safe as the light lies low Julie, dream on softly in its yellow glow

Bridge

Rest inside the quiet that this house was made to keep Someone near will watch the light while you fall deep asleep

Chorus

Julie, Julie, you are loved so truly Nothing in this house could hold you loosely You are warm and safe as the light lies low Julie, dream on softly in its yellow glow

Outro

The door stays open just a little, spilling gold across the floor So you can sleep and know that you are cherished evermore

Verse 1

Behind the little grate the last light softens down to grey The fire has grown gentle now and settled in to stay Everything is hushed and warm inside these walls tonight Nothing here will move or reach or ever lead you astray

Pre-chorus

Watch the small glow breathe and dim behind the guard so slow There is nowhere safer than this quiet room to be Let your eyes grow heavy now and let the stillness grow

Chorus

Julie, sleep is calling soft and low You are held here closer than you know Rest inside the warmth that stays so true Julie, truly, let the quiet flow

Verse 2

The ashes slide so gently down and settle out of sight Nothing in this house tonight will ever burn too bright Every corner of this room is wrapped in gentle care You are tucked in safer than the softest kind of light

Pre-chorus

Watch the small glow breathe and dim behind the guard so slow There is nowhere safer than this quiet room to be Let your eyes grow heavy now and let the stillness grow

Chorus

Julie, sleep is calling soft and low You are held here closer than you know Rest inside the warmth that stays so true Julie, truly, let the quiet flow

Bridge

Nothing asks of you tonight but rest and gentle breath Somebody stays beside you while the dark grows warm and slow

Chorus

Julie, sleep is calling soft and low You are held here closer than you know Rest inside the warmth that stays so true Julie, truly, let the quiet flow

Outro

The last of the fire settles low and soft behind the guard Sleep now, Julie, safe and held and warm all through the dark

Verse 1

Small drops of rain are racing down the green glass tonight Chasing each other softly to the quiet window sill You watch them go and settle deeper into the light Wrapped up in all the calm this house was built to fill

Pre-chorus

The rain will find its way down slow, however far it roams Your breathing finds its rhythm as the whole wide dark grows small And every drop out there is only heading toward home

Chorus

Julie, the night is holding you gently as it falls Nothing out there can reach you past these warm and steady walls You are loved so truly, softer than the rain that calls Close your eyes now Julie, let the quiet catch you as you fall

Verse 2

The window keeps its picture while your eyelids start to close Somewhere past the glass the whole world settles down to rest You don't have to watch it, you can let the stillness grow Sleep will hold you safer than a drop held in its nest

Bridge

No need to chase the morning, it will come here on its own Rest here in the hush where every worry stays unknown

Chorus

Julie, the night is holding you gently as it falls Nothing out there can reach you past these warm and steady walls You are loved so truly, softer than the rain that calls Close your eyes now Julie, let the quiet catch you as you fall

Outro

The last small drop has settled on the sill and gone to sleep Rest now the way it rested, safe and warm and yours to keep